By Terry Keith The Lesson The lessons we learn in life are not always enjoyable; however, most are necessary. In the story “The Lesson” by Cadi Bambara, a group of children discover the reality of the economic injustice(s) set upon them and their society. Through the author’s use of characterization, dialogue, and imagery, the reader understands the humility and economic reality the main characters discover for themselves. While the common individual(s) share’…showed first 75 words of 809 total…

…showed last 75 words of 809 total…reason the author wrote this story was to suggest that, along with the knowledge of one’s membership in the underclass of society, one may find economic injustice and the need to revolt in order to claim higher personal values and the “pursuit of happiness” we all share. The pursuit of happiness will never be contained within the walls of any society, good, or bad, as long as an individual’s desire for success prevails.