"The Lesson"

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The paper focuses on the conflict in Bambara's novel, "The Lesson", between the protagonists Sylvia and Miss Moore, and shows how this conflict is central to the story. The paper also explains why the character of Miss Moore is the perfect character to interact with the children of the story who are not afraid to talk back to grown-ups, express their opinions and be sarcastic to each other. The paper discusses how Sylvia's criticism of her teacher, Miss Moore, is because deep down, she admires her.

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"None of the children in this story want to learn the lessons Miss Moore is teaching. She wants to help them, but during much of the story, they do not want to be helped. In fact, they really do not think they need help, they think the educated Miss Moore is the one with a problem. They want to spend their summer playing, teasing each other, and having a good time, not learning something new. Early in the story Sylvia says, "And school suppose to let up in summer I heard, but she don't never let up" (Bambara). Sylvia does not want to grow and change, but she cannot help it."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bambara, Toni Cade. "The Lesson." University of California at Davis. 2006. 30 Nov. 2006.<http://cai.ucdavis.edu/gender/thelesson.html>

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