In the short story “The Lesson” we learned that Ms. Moore’s goal was to inspire and motivate these young girls but also shed light onto economic inequality going on. It seems to be that without teaching these kids about wealth, they would have never really imagined a life that has more to offer other than living in poverty. I loved Ms. Moore’s as their role model, she is educated, well spoken, patient and very caring. Ms. Moore was determined from the start about influencing the kids, she didn’t lose sight of her goal. Sylvia was a carefree girl that is used to living a limited lifestyle with zero ambition. She doesn’t seem to have much knowledge about the outside world in terms of wealth. Her character changes dramatically from bravery to shame. She felt as if she didn’t belong, she felt threatened about entering such an expensive store that didn’t align with her lifestyle.
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2 thoughts on “The Lesson Discussion 4, Janice Boelk”
Hello Janice.
Thank you for sharing your post with us. I do agree with you when you say that Ms’ Moore’s goal was to inspire and motivate young children. She used to plan different activities for children so that they could learn more about the world. Her main goal was to show them about the economic inequality and about everything they could have achieved regardless of their daily realities.
I also agree with you, when you write about Sylvia. She definitely did not like Ms. Moore and oftentimes made fun of her. She could not realize the point of all the activities. Can you remember another character from the writing who seems the opposite of Sylvia for you?
I completely agree with your stance on Ms. Moore, that she is the perfect role model for the kids. She is a responsible lady who took it upon her self to help the children in their academic education and also about the real world when she brought them to FAO Schwartz. It’s also sad to see that Sylvia was aware that she did not fit in with the average visitor of FAO Schwartz.