Summary Of The Lesson By Toni Cade Bambara

Thesis : In her story “ The Lesson” Toni Cade Bambara emphasizes social differences are caused by the economic differences of the world. These social differences and economic kids go through are connected together.

Sylvia and Sugar differ especially when it comes to being able to deal with the reality of things not the way they envisioned it. Sylvia is not able to come to grips with the reality of what she saw. When Sylvia says, “And I look at her and she looks at me and this ridiculous. I mean, damn, I have never ever been shy about doing nothing or going nowhere”(Bambara 40). Sylvia saying,"I have never been shy about doing nothing or going nowhere" Sylvia displays doubt in herself because she can not come to grips with

After Sugar says, "I think" Sylvia says, "Sugar pushing me off her feet like she never done before cussed I whip we ass

The prices of certain things make a difference between our classes because if you can not afford it, then you probably are part of a lower a class. When Sylvia says, “Then Miss moore asks what it cost. So we all join into smudging it up and the price tag says 300$. So then asks how long it will take for Big Butt and Junebug to save up their allowances. Too long I say”(Bambara 14). When Sylvia says,” So then asks how long it will take for Big Butt and Junebug to save up their allowances”, she describes how it would take them forever to get something that should not take a year, which describes the scarce amount of money they have. Because it would take them forever to garner that money, it shows they must be in an lesser social class since they have a lack of money. The economy and society are connected to the point where they affect the results of each other . When Sugar says,” That this is not much of a democracy if you ask me. Equal chance to pursue happiness means an equal crack at dough. When Sugar says, “Equal chance to pursue happiness’’ she describes what we should get, but our society and economy hold us back from achieving this. The social differences the kids withstand in their community is really disturbing, and the economic differences are what the kids see in the stores, which explains how the kids are connected . The kids are out of place and use to seeing the cheaper items than