In “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara we see that each character had their own experience when visiting the FAO Schwarz toy store. Sylvia is a young black girl growing up in Harlem with her cousin Sugar and the rest of her family. Miss Moore, a well-educated woman who wants builds a community and educate the youngsters that live in Harlem neighborhood. Miss Moore took these young kids on a little trip to show them the world outside their restricted society. FAO Schwarz Toy Store in Manhattan, known for its astronomically priced toys. Miss Moore uses her journey to the toy store to educate the young kids on how black Americans are denied equal opportunity to profit from the economy and society. Sylvia feels both anger and shame in the F. A. O. Schwartz toy store on Fifth Avenue because she knows she does not belong and cannot afford the toys there. Sylvia feels anger while visiting the F. A. O. Schwartz store because she realizes she can’t afford any of the toys on display.
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2 thoughts on “Hailey Tenesaca Discussion 4”
Hailey, I appreciate your comments about the story. However, this week’s prompt asks students to choose two characters from the story and compare/contrast their response to the lesson Miss Moore is trying to impart. A note to everyone in the group, not just you: In ENG 201, our job is not recap the plot of any story we read. All responses should be analytical in nature. Everything you write here is accurate, but does not quite answer the week’s prompt.
Hi Haily,I completely agree with the fact that Miss Moore is trying her best so that the children can realize the inequality that is happening around them and they can try there best to get out of it. but on the other side Silvia’s frustration is also valid because the prices on the toys are completely out of range. and I think that just Miss Moores should have taken the children to a toy store where the prices were in the range that the children could afford and maybe later on plan a trip to the FAO Schwarz Toy Store so that the children can actually compare what the difference was in prices and they would have not been that much of frustrated