“The Lesson:, written by Toni Cade Bambara, speaks about social inequality and the limited economic opportunities available to minority groups. It discusses economic disparity, lack of equal opportunity, racial inequity, and other broad social issues. It also explored how the different classes and how they were viewed. I would title this essay “The Social Inequality faced today” as this is something that is still experienced by numerous persons in our society today. In the story, a Black person was still referred to by derogatory names and slurs. Further the choice of words used in the reading addresses the stark contrast between the wealth of some and the poverty of others, revealing the social injustices faced by many. It illustrates how marginalized groups are often judged based on their physical characteristics, social status, and overall appearance, including their economic circumstances. By writing about this, readers from different ethnicities would be able to relate to the story.
Haila Forde
My understanding of the purpose of the prewriting essay in Week 1 Activity 10, is that this essay is a warm-up compared for the final essay. It allows for the summarization of the final essay. Based on my understanding, the purpose of the pre-writing assignment is to provide a guide and layout of the literary essay. In order to complete this essay, one would have to write a thesis-driven essay discussing one of the ideas expressed in “Overview of ‘The Most Handsome Drowned Man’” by Dean Rader about the story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Just like any other essay, an introduction, body and conclusion will have to be created. Additionally, the essay has to be written in MLA format. The essay requires the following pages, in addition to the introduction conclusion and body, it requires the work cited page, a page for academic integrity and the citations for the stories.
