The Lesson

Not really my kind of story, I have difficulty relating emotionally to stories about social inequality considering I am an able bodied white guy. I mean, I have sympathy for people who experience inequality, by little to no empathy. I did enjoy the story just from the viewpoint of the stubborn, foul-mouthed little girl. Throughout the story, she proves her stubbornness in refusing the incorrect social balance weighed tremendously against her. When her best friend Sugar finally gets it stating "that this is not much of a democracy if you ask me. Equal chance to pursue happiness means an equal crack at the dough, don't it?" she is infuriated that someone would so blatently say what it is that she is trying to deny to herself.