The quote “Literature adds to reality; it does not simply describe it” by C.S Lewis means to enhance mandatory skills that life brings to you/adds depth into your life and this shows throughout the story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara. In the story, a black woman named Miss Moore came across Silvia and these other unprivledged kids and decided to take them to a toy store. The kids wanted to buy a sailboat in the store but they realized that it’s too much money. Miss Moore then goes on to tell them how people work hard to get their money and not decide to start stealing things. This goes to show how some people are priveledged and unpriveledged with their lives and you can’t get everything you want in your life. This goes to show a more sensitive understanding of true disparities in the economic world and how people earn for what they work for.
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Hi Melvin , I think this story adds depth to the narrative about what exist in society. Sylvia reflects on the implications of the lesson she had learned ,where they emphasized that transformative power of literature and how literature has the ability to create awareness and thinking .The lesson about literature is long and has a lot to do with todays society Even though the story adds depth about reality it makes readers to understand and reflect on the world around us.
I completely agree with your interpretation of C.S. Lewis’s quote and how it relates to “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara. Your analysis highlights how literature, like this story, enriches our understanding of life’s essential lessons. Miss Moore’s lesson about privilege and the value of hard work underscores the disparities in society, and it’s a powerful reminder that not everyone has the same opportunities.
Melvin, you make some good observations about the story, but I don’t quite understand what you mean when you say that quote “means to enhance mandatory skills that life brings to you . . .” How does this story go beyond mere description in its depiction of reality?