After reading the story “The Lesson”, I noticed that the main characters, Sylvia and Sugar, have a change in how they see things and the people around them after a visit to a toy store with Miss Moore. Both Sylvia and Sugar are children growing up in the commonwealth and have limitations in how they view things. They also view the people around them with contempt, as living in the slums has distorted their worldview. After going to the toy store, they find that the price of one toy is enough to buy furniture for their whole family. They begin to think about what kind of world this is, something they never knew before. This is exactly why Miss Moore brings them to the toy store. After they came back from the toy store, they kept thinking about it too.
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3 thoughts on “Jiaying Chen Discussion 4”
I agree with you Jiaying, because they have limitations in their perspectives due of their upbringing this caused some feelings of shame and pity but then changed into a learning experience for them all. I’m not sure what Miss Moore was exactly attempting to teach the children, but I do agree that after the visit to the toy store, their perception of themselves and the world was significantly different.
Jiaying, you make some good observations in your comments, but what is the difference between how Sylvia and Sugar receive Miss Moore’s lesson? Do they come away feeling exactly the same? I’d like a little more analysis here. Some clues appear at the end of the story.
I also believe sugar and sylvia perspective have changed since visiting the toy store with Miss Moore. I believe they would respect each other and other people around them more.