One of the most important readings of this semester was “ The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara. Reason being is because there are a lot of kids out there that live in poverty and have goals and dreams and determination of one day being better than they are right now or have a dream of moving their family out of that situation. It has the most meaning because it is a story I can relate to. One story that was my least favorite was “ The House on Maple Street” . The reason being is because they broke up the story in parts that I felt didn’t correlate with the first issue. Also in the first paragraph the main character was giving an expression of being ungrateful and unappreciated of the things her family is trying to do for them even though they’re accomplishing things that were said but wasn’t how it was stated I felt like she needed to be proud of things she did have.
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Kezia, “The Lesson” so far seems to win the Favorite Story prize. But I was also very interested in your response to The House on Mango Street. I think I felt a little of what you felt about the narrator’s apparent lack of gratitude towards her parents, who can’t afford the kind of dream house she has in mind. Not everyone likes vignettes, so it’s interesting to hear your take on this. The vignettes are like pieces of a puzzle that create a full picture when they are all put together, but many people prefer a more linear plot line. Thanks for the good comments.