In the short story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara we read about the kids’ visit to FAO Schwarz and their experience there. We understand that those kids come from a poor neighborhood. They went to FAO Schwarz with the new neighbor who they hated, Miss Moore. Miss Moore believes in education for the young generation, which is why she took them to this store, to let them see and experience something that they never see in their neighborhood. The goal of this trip was to teach them about money, democracy, and equal chances for all citizens. How rich people can enjoy the possibility of buying luxury goods, in this case, expensive toys. The two characters I decided to compare between are Sugar and Sylvia. Sylvia is talking about her and Sugar as one team during the story, they both were “the only ones just right”, and they both hated Miss Moore together. That is why it was such a shock to Sylvia when Sugar decided to respond to Miss Moore’s question after their experience at the store. It seems like Sylvia is more stubborn and is not open to new people or views. On the other hand, Sugar, who suppose to be on Sylvia’s same page was suddenly answered Miss Moore’s question of what they think about the trip to Schwarz.
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