Both stories “Half a Day” and “The Lesson” are about school. Both are about much more than that. How do the “other things that the stories are about appear”? Is it through title of story, theme, symbol, character and more? What are those things? This topic suggests writing a solid contrast response. Organize and write a supportive essay about the “other things that the stories are about”; use quotes from the stories to support and expand your ideas. Read the Introduction carefully, engage your critical thinking insights and ideas from the Introduction, “Innocence” throughout your response and add in-text citation. MLA Style! In-text citations and a works cited Page. Must be 450-700 words.
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Various themes can bring about other things in the story. The most contrast in the story, The Lesson, is the theme of wealth inequality. Miss Moore takes the children on a trip to a toy store in Manhattan to teach them how unfair economic and social systems create unequal opportunities to access black Americans’ money and resources. The first thing to note was the taxi ride, which was not common to all the kids. “They were all fascinated with the meter tickling…” (Bambara 2), which suggests they may have never seen it before.
When they got to the shop, Miss Moore suggests that they window shop first before getting into the shop. The first thing they could see was a microscope worth $300. Their parents could not afford to purchase it while others could, which therefore becomes a wealth inequality.
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