The story’s narrator, Sylvia, utilizes African American Vernacular English to tell the story of the day she learned about the unfair spread of wealth in American Society (Heller 279). The readers notice a distinguishable change in the narrator’s tone from the beginning of the story to the end of the story. This change in tone points to the appreciation the narrator gains towards her life as she realizes that her sarcasm won’t help her overcome the obstacles that her culture faces. At the close of the story, the reader feels hopeful about Sylvia’s future, given her change in
The story’s narrator, Sylvia, utilizes African American Vernacular English to tell the story of the day she learned about the unfair spread of wealth in American Society (Heller 279). The readers notice a distinguishable change in the narrator’s tone from the beginning of the story to the end of the story. This change in tone points to the appreciation the narrator gains towards her life as she realizes that her sarcasm won’t help her overcome the obstacles that her culture faces. At the close of the story, the reader feels hopeful about Sylvia’s future, given her change in