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After reading “The Lesson,” as a student in 2018, it’s pretty easy to see the themes in this story like exclusion of black Americans, how the world of a young black girl is seemingly curated by her immediate neighborhood and once she’s outside of it, it’s a complete change of behavior and struggle of identity. I looked up the author, firstly to get a better idea of who wrote the character of Sylvia, a frustrated, impulsive black girl. Her entire point of view opposes Ms. Moore attempt to broaden their view of their racial and socio-economic differences. Sylvia wants nothing to do with Ms. Moore’s life lessons, and even hates to see that her peers and friends “fall” into even responding to Ms. Moore. I found the following quote by the author, “The dream is real, my friends. The failure to realize it is the only unreality.” This quote goes along with the lesson Ms. Moore was trying to convey with her trip to the toy store. In her own way tries to make the kids see this quote and even us...

Kate Chopin's visionary short story walks you into a sense of reluctance and internal conflict  within   the  mind of a woman torn by her social constraints-- all stemming from the death of a husband. "The Story of an Hour"   weaves through the conflicted emotions of a woman living in the early stages of feminism. Now, this topic of feminism has always been quite interesting to me-- its origins, its historical impact, and how exactly has the feminist movement been received-- both from women and the world. Miss Mallard seems to be enthralled by the idea of pursuing and leading a more individualized life.  Miss Mallard is at odds with how she is supposed to feel, how she's supposed to act in accordance to the expectations laid upon a widow. But her inner desire to be freed from that structured facade leads her to feel differently.  The  line we  walk-- that is, the plot-- we witness Miss Mallard being e xorcised out of that false preset by the ...