This story takes place in Harlem, I am going to compare to of the children being Sylvia and Mercedes. Sylvia seems to be the leader of the group. When she says to do something, they do. When the go to F.A.O, Schwarz toy store they are amazed by everything in the window. As the look at the window MS Moore pushes them to enter the store, Sylvia and Sugar just stand at the door as if they couldn’t move or enter the store. It is like Sylvia is out of her comfort zone and didn’t know how to react. They are pushed aside by the other children to get in. Once inside Sylvia is just looking and seeing the prices on how people would spend money on this stuff and acted like nothing. Mercedes on the other hand acted refine and spoke pleasant and was saying how she had things the others didn’t. Slyvia had a disdain for Ms. Moore and couldn’t wait to leave whereas Mercedes was enjoying being there.
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Hello, I agree that Sylvia felt out of place. Unlike Mercedes, Sylvia was shocked that people could spend so much money on a singular toy. She began to think of other more important things that your money could go towards. While Mercedes has the privilege to obtain such an expensive toy because she states that her parents would get her anything if she asked for it. We can see two different lifestyles between Sylvia and Mercedes.
Mark, there is definitely a huge gulf between Sylvia and Mercedes. I wish you could just go a little further with these comments. Why do you think Sylvia has disdain for Miss Moore? Does Mercedes learn anything from this visit to the toy store? Which character has changed by the end of the story? I ask this of everyone, not just you. Mercedes may be enjoying herself, but is she also deluding herself?