In “The Lesson” Bambara developed a strong and positive character who could teach us about valuable lessons in life. This character was a strong black woman named Miss Moore, who taught all the children in her community how to overcome the struggles in their community. Miss Moore first took the children to a store on Fifth Avenue, this store was the most expensive toy store the name of the store was F.A.O. Schwartz. The first life lesson was an expensive handcrafted sailboat, “Hand-crafted sailboat of fiberglass at one thousand one hundred and ninety-five dollars.” (Bambara) This lesson was to show the children the value of money, and how to value what they have and not what they
In “The Lesson” Bambara developed a strong and positive character who could teach us about valuable lessons in life. This character was a strong black woman named Miss Moore, who taught all the children in her community how to overcome the struggles in their community. Miss Moore first took the children to a store on Fifth Avenue, this store was the most expensive toy store the name of the store was F.A.O. Schwartz. The first life lesson was an expensive handcrafted sailboat, “Hand-crafted sailboat of fiberglass at one thousand one hundred and ninety-five dollars.” (Bambara) This lesson was to show the children the value of money, and how to value what they have and not what they