The Lesson

At the age that I perceived the children of this story to be, 10-15 years old, it is difficult to get them to enjoy learning. Subconsciously, Miss Moore was able to make a difference and educate the children. I will explain why I think so and how this proves the story ends optimistically. I will also discuss how Sylvia’s wrong view on the situation illustrates how optimistic the ending really was. The narrator, although …

…a situation is optimistic you must also ask for whom? For Sylvia, although her future may be brighter because of the education she is receiving she may not feel optimistic at all but as for Miss Moore she feels very optimistic because some of her “students” are eager to learn. Other viewpoints, such as Sugars, reveal an optimistic ending as well. All-in-all one can assume that the ending of the story was an optimistic one.