In Toni Bambara’s short story “The Lesson”, she relates about a girl, Sylvia, who rebels against her teacher, Miss Moore, by refusing to learn or to listen to what she has to say. Miss Moore is a well-educated woman, who has realized things within society that others of her social group have not realized yet; therefore, she feels the need to transmit that anxiety to her pupils, and instill a challenge within them. By …showed first 75 words of 782 total…

…showed last 75 words of 782 total…independency from other people. There is not a single human being that can be successful and at the same time live isolated from other’s ideas and differences. Thereby, there is not such thing as a victorious rebellion against other people’s point of views, just a strong pride that cannot afford to admit the opposition’s validity; however, either way, the rebel side will have to step down way down the line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**