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“The lesson” by Cade Bambara, produces a static character in Sylvia who stays the same throughout the story. In the beginning Sylvia shows how she is very arrogant, independent, and acts harshly. In no way throughout the story does she change her way of thinking, or the way she acts. From the beginning she believed that only her and Sugar were, “the only ones right..” Her actions in the story are still harsh no matter what people do or say to change that. She still goes about her business thinking she is the best and no one will be better than she is. “But ain’t nobody gonna be me at nuthin” (202) was the very last sentence of the story showing that no matter what happened that day nothing changed her mind or way of thinking. Sylvia from the beginning was the only “good” person along with sugar and to Sylvia it stayed that way until the end. She was unchanged.