Lynette Spears Week 4 Discussion

Upon arriving at FAO Schwartz all of the children seem to be very intimidated by the prices of items and the visual of fancy toys. However Mercedes did not allow that intimidation make her feel less than. Miss Moore took these children on a trip to show them something different from their normal everyday lives growing up poor. I feel like her hopes were to enlighten them to have a mindset that there is more to life, and they too can accomplish becoming wealthy. When the children approached the doors of this fancy toy store they hesitated. They had a sense of feeling like they didn’t belong. Mercedes confidence led the group inside. Her mindset became rich and that is how she portrayed herself regardless of her circumstances. Sylvia on the other hand was stuck in her ways and not budging to change her way of thinking. She felt like there was no point in being there especially if they didn’t have the money to buy anything. She even became upset with her cousin Sugar for interacting with Miss Moore about her experience in the store. In my opinion as Mercedes grow into adulthood that experience alone is going to motivate her to want more out of life. As for Sylvia she just may be content with what she is used to, which would be unfortunate.