The theme in “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara appears to be a lesson on Social Class and having a choice which society you choose to live in. Miss. Moore who takes on this responsibility to educate the young ones has more then a lesson to teach, but a challenging group of city kids to come by. Sylvia and Sugar which seems to be the leader of the group of neighborhood kids gives Miss. Moore that challenge and not give her the satisfaction. Sylvia’s stubborn and stern attitude is sear towards Miss. Moore perhaps Sylvia got a bad impression of Miss. Moore from all that was said about her by the grown-ups.The narrator speaks as a second person and to me Sylvia is the narrator in the story. When the narrator speaks it is she would always say “I” and when Miss. Moore asked Sylvia she states “I’m mad, but I won’t give her that satisfaction”. The story takes place in what some people might call the projects, or the gutto but in this case it’s called the slums by Miss, Moore. Miss. Moore starts and finishes be telling them “what things cost and what their parents make and how money ain’t divided right in this country” which is already part of what the lesson Miss. Moore is trying to come across. I feel that Miss. Moore kept an eye on Sylvia the most then Sugar, Junebug, Flyboy, Rosie and Mercede because Miss. Moore wants to get the message through to Sylvia, plus Sylvia is the one who influences Sugar and the other kids.When they arrived on Fifth Avenue that was when Sylvia and Sugar realize that the society they are surrounded by is nothing like the one they live in. To me Sylvia might have been kind of intimidated by her surroundings on Fifth Avenue that’s why she hesitated to go into F.A.O Schwarz. “So me and Sugar turn the corner where the entrance is, but when we got there I kinda hung back” that was the line that gave me the impression. Sylv...
