“ The Lesson” by Tonic Cade Bambara Brings attention to a group of poor black children from the slums of Harlem who get an eye-opening explanation of how society and wealth are unequally divided in the world. Miss Moore was the only educated member in the community Sylvia, the narrator and one of the main characters in the story, has an internal struggle that she doesn’t fully understand. At first the reader may think that the major conflict in the story is between Sylvia and Miss Moore Because of her description Of Miss Moore’s “nappy hair and Proper speech and no makeup” (385). As an educated black woman Miss Moore feels a sense of obligation to educate children in her poverty Stricken neighborhood by being a Role model, exposing them a world that exists Outside of the one in which they live and to open their eyes to the socioeconomic inequality that exists in the world . As Sylvia Learns that socioeconomic inequality is a harsh reality her internal struggle with being poor is externalized through a cluster of emotions including shame, denial, confusion, anger, and envy.…