Sylvia, who narrates the story, is a young black girl living in a poor area of New York City. She and her friends are developing their strategies to cope with life as they know it. She has adopted the pose of a know-it-all who can figure out things for herself, and she tells herself that she resents and has no use for Miss Moore, the college-educated African American woman who frequently serves as a guide and unofficial teacher for the local children. Bambara emphasizes classism and the conflict of races in America. The story's themes are race and economy.
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