In the short story "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara the story is an instrument for social transformation. The story represents an instrument of Social transformation because the characters standings in society in the short story is very poor and Miss Moore teaches guides them to acquire greater things in life by one trip to the town. The characters in the story are poor and are guided by Miss Moore. This story indicates the beginning …showed first 75 words of 535 total…

…showed last 75 words of 535 total…when they were deciding whether or not to go in so they could choose if they wanted to step to that next level or not. In this short story "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara there were many symbols of social transformation expressed. The symbols of social transformation were expressed throughout the story by the toy clown, and by the toy store. There were also signs of social transformation through the main characters mothers words.