The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, expresses not only the few economic possibilities that minority groups have, but also the wealth, poverty and inequality that exist in society. If I were to write an essay I would focus on social differences,and I would title it “Social inequality.” Firstly, because the way to start the reading, in with words that label people of color, such as in the first paragraph the description of Miss Morre refers to the word “black as hell”, which can be noted as a derogatory word to describe someone, since culturally hell would be considered a dark and hostile place.The reading also has to do with the social injustice that many people in the world suffer, while some have too much wealth, others have nothing.That is why the reading not only recounts the economic differences, but also how many special groups are marginalized due to their physical characteristics, their outcomes, and their appearance in a general sense, including economic capacity.
2 thoughts on “DB, Week # 3, Socorro jimenez”
Hey Socorro!
I love the fact that you chose to focus on social inequality because in the story “The Lesson”, That is one part of the lesson that is highlighted throughout this story. However, i don’t think the comment made about miss Moore’s skin tone was due to social inequality but instead it is due to colorism. I do agree that the reading has a lot to do with social injustice and I can grasp the idea the social inequality and injustice are linked to economic differences.
Socorro, keep in mind that the prompt asks students to consider an essay that is not about issues of economic disparity and social injustice.