"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara

Class Inequality
There comes a time when everybody must experience the discomfort, either positive or negative, in a economic situation. If you come from a low-income family, have you ever found yourself shopping at Saxs Fifth Avenue stores? Or if your wealthy, do you find yourself worry about the prices of such objects? Is this impartial? In the story, "The Lesson" Toni Cade Bambara shows that the reality of the American economic system is unfair.
Bambara illustrates her point that class inequality is unjust through the main character, Sylvia.…