The Lesson

So we covered theme a little bit in class today and I feel more comfortable with it. At first, I had trouble figuring out what theme was because I usually thought it would be a moral or lesson. But according to the six principles of theme, I need to avoid the words "morals", "advice", and "commands" when determining the theme. So I thought I'd share my theme statement for The Lesson. Most of us probably found numerous possible themes. There wasn't really a right or wrong answer. But here is my statement: "Some wealthy people like to brag about how much money they have and all things that they can purchase, which is not fair for those who aren't as fortunate and living in poverty". I thought of this statement because Mercedes was always talking about how much money her parents have and the nice stuff that she gets, such as stationary for her desk, while other students, like Junebug and Flyboy, don't even have a desk to do their homework.