Bambara may be suggesting that in order for black people to overcome their racial and financial differences, they must help each other. Although an individual may not be a devotee like Miss Moore. Toni Bambara offers insight into the real world rather than the mystical world throughout the text and may suggest that change comes not only from mutual aid, but also from concern for facts. The story that the Bambara use religion as a tool for progress makes no sense. This is sort of Miss Moore's teaching that is used to help the children so that they can learn from her past mistakes. Whether each child realizes it or not, one thing is clear: Sylvia was affected enough by her trip to FAO Schwartz that she began to think differently. The expensive toy store made Sylvia think differently because of 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 by being part of the journey there is a lesson to be learned, so it will take her some time to respond to what the lesson might actually mean.