Bambara may be suggesting that in order for blacks to overcome racial and money-based differences, they must help each other. Even though an individual may not be a church goer like Miss Moore. Toni Bambara outlines the real world rather than the mystical one throughout the text and may imply that change comes not only from helping each other, but also from taking an interest in the facts. It makes no sense to believe that the Bambara use religion as a tool for progress. In a way it is Miss Moore's teaching that is used to help children so that they can learn from her past mistakes. Whether every child realizes it or not, one thing that is clear is that Sylvia was affected enough by her journey at FAO Schwartz that she began to think differently. The expensive toy store made Sylvia start to think differently due to the effect the trip had on her personally, which can be seen as progressive on her part. By the end of the trip, Miss Moore and her efforts to educate local children had results in at least one child. Whether she knows it or not, it's almost as if Sylvia understands that, being part of the journey, there is a lesson to be learned, so it will take her some time to answer what the lesson might actually do.