The two characters from “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara would be Sugar and Sylvia. These two characters response to the experience they had at the FAO Schwarz store were very different. Sugar’s first response at the FAO toy store was whether or not stealing was a viable option at the location. But before long she came to a realization that the price tags set up in the store for a toy was able to feed an entire family of 6-7 for a year, and this struck her hard as not everyone had the opportunity to get a cut out of the promised “equal opportunity” that democracy has offered. Sylvia on the other hand, was still hung up on the idea of the four dollars she was able to get and still didn’t seem to pick up the unfairness of society and was content with what she had in her little town.
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Interestingly, you picked Sugar and Sylvia for your two choices. I read through the story and wondered why Sugar decided to participate in the lesson and answer Miss Moore’s question and why Sylvia did not. They both looked at the prices of the toys and realized that the cost of one toy is far beyond what they spend on necessities. Perhaps it is because Sugar is less rebellious than Sylvia. They both gained insights into the inequity of how money is distributed in society but different ways.