The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambera

The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambera

Introduction

A certain experience can change a person's perception towards the world and may profoundly affect the personality. Though change occurs while a person grows up but when he/she encounters changes abruptly, it becomes hard to handle. Similar happened to the character of Sylvia of Toni Cade Bambara's “The Lesson” when she learns the lesson about implication of wealth and categories of social classes.

Discussion

At the start of the story, Sylvia used to assume herself as the centre of the world that people and society revolve around her. She had a habit of ...