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Words</li><li>5 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/Bambara-The-Lesson-5072D197ED3FC3DB" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">Bambara The Lesson</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">Throughout “The Lesson” Bambara weaves the theme of economic inequality with a lace of feministic elements. Lessons taught are not only of economic inequality but also of the importance of knowledge. Bambara addresses how knowledge is the means by which one can escape out of poverty. She uses race to highlight economic inequality along with a childlike wonder of the world. “The Lesson” explores the concept of economic classes while also dealing with the question of how to even the class inequality</p></div><div class="columns large-2-5 position-relative show-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><ul><li>1226 Words</li><li>5 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns large-2-5 show-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-good-essays"><div><span>Good Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-2-5 position-relative card-grade-essay-button-col"><a class="button text-m " href="/essay/Bambara-The-Lesson-5072D197ED3FC3DB">Preview</a></div></div></li><li><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 card box-shadow card-grade-essay"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 hide-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-decent-essays"><div><span>Decent Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-4 medium-2 position-relative card-grade-essay-placeholder-col"><a href="/essay/Bambara-The-Lesson-13D942E8F277C8D7"><img src="//assets.bartleby.com/1.17/images/placeholders/default_paper_6.png" width="100%"/></a></div><div class="columns small-8 medium-10 position-relative hide-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><a href="/essay/Bambara-The-Lesson-13D942E8F277C8D7" class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">Bambara The Lesson</h2></a><ul><li>419 Words</li><li>2 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/Bambara-The-Lesson-13D942E8F277C8D7" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">Bambara The Lesson</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">In Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson" Sylvia was the main character, and the story was told from her point of view. In the beginning of the story she has a vulgar mouth and an unpleasant attitude towards life. Before she sets out on her journey with Miss Moore, who was an educated black woman, she feels that the trip will be boring and there is better things to do with her time. However, at the end of the story she notices that she feels different than before. She state’s “something weird is goin on</p></div><div class="columns large-2-5 position-relative show-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><ul><li>419 Words</li><li>2 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns large-2-5 show-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-decent-essays"><div><span>Decent Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-2-5 position-relative card-grade-essay-button-col"><a class="button text-m " href="/essay/Bambara-The-Lesson-13D942E8F277C8D7">Preview</a></div></div></li><li><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 card box-shadow card-grade-essay"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 hide-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-satisfactory-essays"><div><span>Satisfactory Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-4 medium-2 position-relative card-grade-essay-placeholder-col"><a href="/essay/Toni-Bambara-The-Lesson-7F7C8EA810AF49E6"><img src="//assets.bartleby.com/1.17/images/placeholders/default_paper_6.png" width="100%"/></a></div><div class="columns small-8 medium-10 position-relative hide-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><a href="/essay/Toni-Bambara-The-Lesson-7F7C8EA810AF49E6" class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">Toni Bambara The Lesson</h2></a><ul><li>501 Words</li><li>3 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/Toni-Bambara-The-Lesson-7F7C8EA810AF49E6" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">Toni Bambara The Lesson</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">“The Lesson” is a short story written by Toni Cade Bambara in 1972. Toni Bambara was an African American writer born in the early to middle 1900’s. She was known for having fiction short stories based off the more feminist side of her life. However, the theme is more based of the realistic takes of life on the unfairness of socioeconomic status in America. Though hard to get directly into it was an interesting read. The story is told in first person narrative from the life of an African American</p></div><div class="columns large-2-5 position-relative show-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><ul><li>501 Words</li><li>3 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns large-2-5 show-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-satisfactory-essays"><div><span>Satisfactory Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-2-5 position-relative card-grade-essay-button-col"><a class="button text-m " href="/essay/Toni-Bambara-The-Lesson-7F7C8EA810AF49E6">Preview</a></div></div></li><li><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 card box-shadow card-grade-essay"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 hide-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-good-essays"><div><span>Good Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-4 medium-2 position-relative card-grade-essay-placeholder-col"><a href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Toni-Cade-Bambara-P35E3C342LBQQ"><img src="//assets.bartleby.com/1.17/images/placeholders/default_paper_6.png" width="100%"/></a></div><div class="columns small-8 medium-10 position-relative hide-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><a href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Toni-Cade-Bambara-P35E3C342LBQQ" class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">The Lesson By Toni Cade Bambara</h2></a><ul><li>968 Words</li><li>4 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Toni-Cade-Bambara-P35E3C342LBQQ" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">The Lesson By Toni Cade Bambara</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">There is a lesson in every situation no matter if you choose to accept it or not. A lesson can sometime guide you in the right path that is needed in your life or maybe it can just be for a certain situation. In the short story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, she relates teaching a life changing lesson to the character Sylvia. Sylvia is a very strong willed young lady who is challenged with poverty in her neighborhood. The story begins with Miss Moore, an educated black woman who moves in the</p></div><div class="columns large-2-5 position-relative show-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><ul><li>968 Words</li><li>4 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns large-2-5 show-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-good-essays"><div><span>Good Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-2-5 position-relative card-grade-essay-button-col"><a class="button text-m " href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Toni-Cade-Bambara-P35E3C342LBQQ">Preview</a></div></div></li><li><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 card box-shadow card-grade-essay"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 hide-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-good-essays"><div><span>Good Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-4 medium-2 position-relative card-grade-essay-placeholder-col"><a href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Toni-Cade-Bambara-PKXLQ2TYS4PF"><img src="//assets.bartleby.com/1.17/images/placeholders/default_paper_6.png" width="100%"/></a></div><div class="columns small-8 medium-10 position-relative hide-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><a href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Toni-Cade-Bambara-PKXLQ2TYS4PF" class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">The Lesson By Toni Cade Bambara</h2></a><ul><li>992 Words</li><li>4 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Toni-Cade-Bambara-PKXLQ2TYS4PF" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">The Lesson By Toni Cade Bambara</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">The Lesson: Summary/Response In the story "The Lesson," author Toni Cade Bambara shows us a view of life from a black girl who lives in a poverty-stricken community just outside of New York City. In the story, there is a teacher whom takes the responsibility of teaching Sylvia and her friend group important lessons not only for a better education but to better understand life in its entirety. I believe the story is used as a tool to teach others about the lack of education in our nation in the seventies</p></div><div class="columns large-2-5 position-relative show-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><ul><li>992 Words</li><li>4 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns large-2-5 show-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-good-essays"><div><span>Good Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-2-5 position-relative card-grade-essay-button-col"><a class="button text-m " href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Toni-Cade-Bambara-PKXLQ2TYS4PF">Preview</a></div></div></li><li><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 card box-shadow card-grade-essay"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 hide-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-decent-essays"><div><span>Decent Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-4 medium-2 position-relative card-grade-essay-placeholder-col"><a href="/essay/Toni-Cade-Bambara-The-Lesson-BF0FA7B451872F01"><img src="//assets.bartleby.com/1.17/images/placeholders/default_paper_6.png" width="100%"/></a></div><div class="columns small-8 medium-10 position-relative hide-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><a href="/essay/Toni-Cade-Bambara-The-Lesson-BF0FA7B451872F01" class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">Toni Cade Bambara The Lesson</h2></a><ul><li>658 Words</li><li>3 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/Toni-Cade-Bambara-The-Lesson-BF0FA7B451872F01" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">Toni Cade Bambara The Lesson</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">The Lesson ‘The Lesson’ was first published in 1972 written by Toni Cade Bambara. ‘The Lesson’ is one of Bambara best known stories and combines the innocence of children and injustice within society. The story is written as a first person narrative told by Sylvia. Miss Moore is an educated black woman that moves into Sylvia's neighborhood. As the narrator of the story, Sylvia tells the story from her point of view. Sylvia moves from the south to the slums of New York, Harlem. Harlem is a major</p></div><div class="columns large-2-5 position-relative show-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><ul><li>658 Words</li><li>3 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns large-2-5 show-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-decent-essays"><div><span>Decent Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-2-5 position-relative card-grade-essay-button-col"><a class="button text-m " href="/essay/Toni-Cade-Bambara-The-Lesson-BF0FA7B451872F01">Preview</a></div></div></li><li><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 card box-shadow card-grade-essay"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 hide-for-large position-relative card-grade-essay-grade-col grade-good-essays"><div><span>Good Essays</span></div></div><div class="columns small-4 medium-2 position-relative card-grade-essay-placeholder-col"><a href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Tony-Cade-Bambara-F3YQHTKRYKW"><img src="//assets.bartleby.com/1.17/images/placeholders/default_paper_6.png" width="100%"/></a></div><div class="columns small-8 medium-10 position-relative hide-for-large card-grade-essay-words-col"><a href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Tony-Cade-Bambara-F3YQHTKRYKW" class="hide-for-large"><h2 class="heading-s weight-700 brand-secondary">`` The Lesson `` By Tony Cade Bambara</h2></a><ul><li>1987 Words</li><li>8 Pages</li></ul></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-7 position-relative"><div class="card-grade-essay-preview-col show-for-large"><a href="/essay/The-Lesson-By-Tony-Cade-Bambara-F3YQHTKRYKW" class="show-for-large"><h2 class="heading-m weight-700 brand-secondary">`` The Lesson `` By Tony Cade Bambara</h2></a></div><p class="text-m break-word word-break text-ellipsis-after">form of individual thought and instead mindlessly follows the behaviors and actions of the masses." Fortunately, short stories such as Tony Cade Bambara 's "The Lesson" (1972) and Langston Hughes ' "Salvation" (1940) remind us of both the positive and negative effects of how an individual deals with group conformity and social pressure. 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