Reading “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara if I wrote an essay on it I would title my essay, “The Realism of The Lesson : Growing up in Harlem”. I felt a connection to the reading because I am from Harlem . When it came to Sylvia’s slang, the nick names for her friends around her block, even down to the relationship with Miss Moore I was able to relate to her character based on how I grew up. Nevertheless, I would use quotes from the source to further explain how the reading represented a reality by portraying the everyday life of a group of kids growing up in Harlem. In Conclusion, I would compare the deeper “Lesson” of the reading from the trip with Miss Moore to the community I grew up in and give examples of my “Miss Moore” back in the day. Growing up in the projects we had several community activities to keep us out of trouble and instead of “Miss Moore” being a family friend, our community leader was my cousin Sandra and outside of taking us on excursions out of the “Hood” we had to go to church every Sunday. Subsequently, my essay will break down the realism of the reading in comparison to my upbringing.
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Hello Tondi, I enjoyed reading your post, it’s so interesting that even generations apart the reality of the situation is still the same. I am curious about your experience with your “Miss Moore”, I grew up in the “hood” in LA and our “Miss Moore” was the police ironically enough. The police would host weekend events and sports outings to keep people away from joining gangs or other illegal activities. It made me sad to see how poor people spoke about Miss Moore considering she was doing more for these kids and teaching REAL lessons.
Tondi, I love this personal experience approach to a theoretical essay about “The Lesson.” I think the exploration of the language Sylvia uses would be especially interesting!