Bambara's short story "The Lesson," the single unifying fact is exploring life

outside of your own realm of knowledge is the key to success. This is proved to

be true when Miss Moore took the children to see a way of life they have never to

Miss Moore taught the group of children the basic principles and values of

life each day, as well as the other characteristics of an education. Today, there

was Slyvia, Flyboy, Fat Butt, Junebug, Q.T., Sugar, Jr., Rosie Giraffe, and

Mercedes. Miss Moore asked the children if they knew what money was. She

explained how to earn money, as well as how they should always save it. When

Miss Moore gave Slyvia a five dollar bill to pay for the cab ride, the children were

faced with one of their first real-life examples of money interaction. Slyvia was

bothered with a strong intention to ditch the cab at a stop, and then go blow the

money on junk food. When the children reach their destination, they taste the first

display of how exploring life outside your own realm of knowledge is the key to

The children are in down town New York when they get outside of the ca

think over what had happened that day.

spend the money they stole from Miss Moore. Sugar begins to race Slyvia as they

expensive toy store. Slyvia then decides that she is being dumb, and enters the

something out of Slyvia, but she just stood there in dispise of Miss Moore. When

what Sugar has just said. It seems that Sugar is the only one who really

the kids "well, what did you think of F.A.O. Schwarz (Making Literature Matter,

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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)