The first character from “The Lesson” I pick is Miss Moore. I believe she wanted to teach the kids that it’s so much more in this world then what they have Seen. she wants them to know they are just as important as every other kid that shopping in that toy store. The kids might have to work harder but it is something that can happen. I believe that experience taught them to respect each other and other people more and take live more seriously. I can relate to the kids in a way because I use to do things and make fun of people for having or doing things I couldn’t have because it made me feel better. Until I had seen more and started experiencing more. Now I respect people who have and don’t have.
The second character from “The Lesson” I picked is Mercedes. I picked her because of her confidence going in the store knowing she didn’t have no money to get anything from the store, but she felt like she belonged there. She walked down the aisle proud and looking around. She was proud to speak about her cat and desk letting the kids know that regardless of where she’s at she worth the same as the stuff in the store.
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I feel like even though Mercedes felt like she belonged there because she has more things than the other kids, she had a lesson to learn as well. Instead of her realizing that not everyone is privileged enough to have what she has, she continued to show off and it bothered the other kids. She wasn’t perfect just because she has a desk at home and probably some other things, but she knew she had more than the others and built some sort of superiority complex. Miss Moore gave them a great lesson and even though Sylvia was very annoyed with her, I feel like she got through to all of the children. Sometimes you learn better when you learn through an experience rather than just sitting in a classroom and Miss Moore gave them a real upsetting experience. She taught them that others have an unfair advantage in life and I think she just wants them to learn how to behave better and grow up better so they can have a better life.