That's all."" Although I consider that the learning of that old dying bull are very interesting and worthy of special attention. "Each one is himself. Not of a herd. Himself alone,"" he preached to the "audience- gathered around him. "Obey nobody. Depend on none. Never be taken. Never be driven,"" he continued, "Tell everybody, everywhere."" Without any doubt, the wounded bull was trying to suggest an idea of independence and freedom on his fellows, but the more he was talking about, the more his ideas had become aggressive and extreme. "Break down the fences. Let those who can, kill Man. Let those who cannot, avoid him."" Honestly, I don't think that these are exact lessons about the society to be given to youngsters. In fact, children don't have the same experience, knowledge and views of life that adults have and these words will put a child in utter confusion. Consider the moment when parents tell their siblings not to obey anyone and be free in every their decisions and in other moment they punish them for not making their household chores. I believe it is impossible to indoctrinate innocent children with all the cruelty and injustice of the world, unless they stumble upon it and gain such an experience by themselves. Therefore the words of the bull are premature/untimely and won't have a proper effect on youngsters.
The second story "The Lesson- seems to be more problematic, as it raises racial and classical issues. It seems more complicated and a bit strange, as these problems are seen and understood through the eyes and mind of a child. As far as what really oppresses the author, it is injustice and inequality that rules the world.
Frankly speaking, this whole essay is predetermined by the racial diversity of people that live in the United States. "Then we check out that we on the Fifth Avenue and everybody dressed up in stockings. One lady in a fur coat, hot as it is. White folks are crazy,"" says the author, implying that all white population of the United States is completely different from black people.
