Analysis Of The Scholarship Jacket By Marta Salinas

The “Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas is about a little girl who struggles to obtain the Scholarship Jacket that he deserves. Particularly, Martha comes from an underprivileged household but she has maintained straight A’s since the first grade. She is expecting to receive a scholarship jacket to follow her older sister’s path. First, Martha discovers that both of her teachers were arguing about her on who should be awarded with the scholarship jacket. Mr. Boone considers the scholarship jacket to be given to Joann since her father runs the only store in town giving her the advantage. However, Mr. Schmidt believes that Martha should obtain the jacket since she actually deserves it for her academic reputation. The next day, the principal

calls up Martha and tells her that she would need to pay for the jacket or else it would be given to Joann. Next, Martha goes to her grandfather and tells him that she has to order the jacket. Her grandfather refuses to pay for it because he states that it wouldn’t be considered a scholarship jacket if it was paid. After that, Martha goes to the principal and tells him to give the jacket to Joann due to the fact that she’s not going to pay for the jacket since it would defeat the purpose of the scholarship jacket. As a result, the principal felt bad for her and finally told her that she’ll get the jacket. Afterwards, Martha goes back home and tells her grandpa the news.