Jatin Patel Ms. Handy Dual-Credit English P.5 2/16/17 You think that people think of you as an equal. You think that your not different. Then one action changes everything. In “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker, Rosaura’s mother is the maid for a wealthy family. Rosaura was friends with the wealthy families daughter, Luciana, and came over to their house. Both of them became good friends and did homework and played games with each other. Soon Rosaura was invited to Luciana's birthday party and chose to go. Unfortunately she found out, that social class can become a problem and that people sometimes judge others based on their background instead of who they are. The main conflict in this story is that Rosaura is trying to find her place in the world, however she is trapped by the fact that she is poor compared to all of her rich friends. Her first conflict is with her mother. Rosaura wanted to go to Luciana’s party but, her mother thought that she wouldn't be accepted as Luciana's “friend”. Another conflict she had was with the girl with the bow who kept on bullying Rosaura because she didn't know who she was. After the girl left Rosaura, she began to have more fun at the party. She helped out Senora Ines and felt good. However when …show more content…
she was telling Senora Ines about the great time she had at the party, Senora Ines told Rosaura to hold on a minute.
Rosaura believed that she was gonna get a present similar to the other girls and boys at the party, however Senora Ines reached into her purse and handed money to Rosaura and stated, “you really truly earned this, thank you for
all your help my pet.” This is the most important conflict in the story. Initially Rosaura thought that she was at the party because she was friends with Luciana. But in reality, she was just there to be a “help”. As a result Rosaura was crushed because it made her feel like she was only a maid's daughter and nothing more. The author states, “Rosaura felt her arms stiffen, stick close to her body… Rosaura’s eyes had a cold, clear look that fixed itself on Senora Ines’ face.” This conveys that Rosaura was offended by this action because words such as “cold” and “stiffen” show how she hardened like a shell and even though she was upset tried to show minimal emotions.
The Singing Tree In the year 1914, one of the most terrible wars in history would begin; as innocent people laughed and spoke amongst each other as though they were all family, death was creeping over the horizon. Kate Seredy’s The Singing Tree tells the eventful story of a small and cordial farm that takes in the weak, dismal, and bitter then afterwards converts them into wonderful, determined people during a war-stricken time. The book takes us back to the time period of the horrific World War I, showing us the effects it had on the public while the children show the heroic traits of bravery, kindness, and charity.
Ida Fink’s work, “The Table”, is an example of how old or disturbing memories may not contain the factual details required for legal documentation. The purpose of her writing is to show us that people remember traumatic events not through images, sounds, and details, but through feelings and emotions. To break that down into two parts, Fink uses vague characters to speak aloud about their experiences to prove their inconsistencies, while using their actions and manners to show their emotions as they dig through their memories in search of answers in order to show that though their spoken stories may differ, they each feel the same pain and fear.
People from different social classes lead different lives and treated differently by others. Society never promotes equality but categorizes them. In Bastard Out of Carolina, unfair treatment provokes characters who are in the bottom of the society and destroy them mentally. The author, Dorothy Allison tells in the novel of how anger could build up from the social inequities and personal insecurity that possibly burns one's true identity.
Due to the presence of structural inequality, Sonia went through emotional and mental distress throughout her high school career. The structural inequality in Sonia’s life was the plethora of discriminatory remarks or setbacks she encountered because she was a lower socioeconomic minority. One key example is when she explains how she felt and was treated during her high school life. She attended a Catholic High School that served underprivileged children of Irish and Italian immigrants. Sonia has been raised with little to no expectations for higher education. At her school, the notion of higher education for the students was already exceeding their parents’ expectations and would make them extremel...
In the story Jubilee by Kirstin Valdez Quade A young very bright Latin American woman, Andrea, struggles with feeling like she’s been accepted in today’s society despite all of her achievements. These feelings tend to peak and turn negative whenever she’s around the family of her father’s lifelong employer, the Lowells, and in particularly their daughter Parker. Although the Lowells, as a whole seem to love Andrea and her family, she finds that their success and good fortune directly correlates to her family’s second rate citizenship. This story reveals that obsession with being accepted as an equal can be an ever increasing stressor that can severely damage a child’s identity, social skills and ultimately lead to misplaced resentment and
In the story The Stolen Party, Liliana Heker shows symbolism, figurative language, and irony. Rosaura could not understand the differences between the rich and the poor. She was accepted by the rich family and was friends with their daughter, Luciana. Even though her mom told her that they only accepted her as a maid and nothing else. Nevertheless, she was eager to go to the party and decided to go with excitement. Symbolism, figurative language, and irony are expressed in the story and play an important role because it tells us the difference between the upper class and the lower class.
In developing the characters throughout the story we begin with Magda. She is the youngest of them all and she is the first to die as well. She continues to be talked about by Stella and Rosa throughout the story. Magda ends up to be a very important part of Rosa’s life before and after her death. Stella was a selfish and jealous girl who did not like Magda because she thought that she got all the attention from Rosa. Stella then gets angry with Magda and steals the Shawl. I believe she has come a long way in life compared to the way she was as a teenager growing up. She has gone on with her life as she has since been to college and she is a more mature person. She even returned the Shawl back to Magda’s mother. Now Rosa is a mother who has lost a daughter to a brutal death. She also has smashed up her own store due to what she calls an evil world. She is convinced that she has nothing else to do with her life now that it is destroyed. She goes on to meet Simon Persky and he tries to comfort her and even asked her out on a date. Her panties are stolen and she tries hard to find her panties than she does finding the Shawl. I believe Rosa was in a state of depression because of the loss of her child and her store. She has little understanding of the Polish language and she tries to run away from life’s triumphs instead of facing up to him.
Mi Vida Dentro, or my life inside, “not only refers to her life in prison,”(Iglesias, CCS 400, Lecture 10 April 3)but also the actual inside or Rosa, such as her soul and mind. For example, throughout the film, we do see what is happening inside the prison, but we also see how Rosa reacts to it and what she is feeling inside. One such scene is when she misses her kids, and how she hopes to see them again. (Mi Vida Dentro)his strategy and element make the audience connect with Rosa straight from the beginning. They understand that the title isn't just referring to the prison, but also to her personally. It creates a connection when people can see what she is feeling and how that affects her life. The title isn't just a random title; it is a title with meaning and is used for a specific purpose, which is to showcase Rosa's heart, mind, and soul and this strategy makes the audience connect and feel the pain Rosa is feeling. Furthermore, the next element of the Basic Model of Cinematic Analysis and strategy that is successful at showing Rosa's subjectivity and humanizing her is the ending. In the ending, it, unfortunately, states that "Rosa received 95 years in prison, and that the next time her case can be revisited is 2035." (Mi Vida Dentro) Additionally, the ending focuses on close-ups of her family members. This strategy is done in order to show the audience that she is never going to see her family again and that her family must now build a life and move on without her. She received 95 years in prison, which means that she is spending the rest of her life in prison. By adding close ups of her family right after this is stated, it creates a sense of sorrow and shock. It is successful in humanizing Rosa because it shows that she will never see her family again. Additionally, even though she is labeled a criminal, showing her shows that her
In the beginning of the story Rosaura is a very neutral character. That is until, Pedro becomes a factor. He wants to marry tita, but Mama Elena won’t let let him because of a lasting family tradition. Pedro ends up marrying Rosaura, which causes one of the main problems in the story.
At the party, Rosaura encounters one of Luciana's cousins, who banishes Rosaura about her "friendship." The cousin concludes that "you are not a friend of Luciana, because I know all of her friends, and I don't know you," to this Rosaura claims that "we do our homework together." This shows that Rosaura doesn't have much to ensure that she and Luciana are friends, because from what occurs later in the story, they aren't. Senora Ines's whole reason to invite Rosaura to the party was that she required assistance and she assumed that Rosaura would be perfect for the job. For Rosaura's assistance and participation in the activities at the party, Senora Ines rewarded her with "two bills." Showcasing that Senora Ines believes in social authority and treating others based on their social standing in
The way of life for Rosaura goes a lot like this: Working hard to make ends meet, going to school, and helping your family. The short story “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker takes place at Rosaura’s friend, Luciana, birthday party. The rebuttal between Rosaura and her mother takes place when Rosaura challenges her mother to go to Luciana’s party, but her mother stops her willingly and knowing their status in their society. Rosaura rebelliously goes without listening to her mother’s advice and attends the party. There she challenges the events of questioning about who she really is. She doesn't notice at first, but ends up working for Luciana’s mother by helping at the party. This occurs consecutively when all guests at the party received
Senora arrived saying “shh shh”, and asked Rosaura if she wouldn’t mind helping out with the hot dogs. Why would Senora quiet everyone? I think the reason why she did that so the other kids would see that Rosaura did all the work around there. Rosaura being always very nice said yes and she went to help out with the hot dogs. She went because she knew the house way better than the other kids did, because she went there everyday to help out with her and her mother. Rosaura thought that she was invited as a friend of Senora and she just did everything she was told. But why would your friend ask you to do their house jobs for them? In the story it says “I come
During the birthday party Rosaura was more interested in having people like her while Luciana didn’t have to worry because she was liked by all those people. Rosaura is lower class and that gives both these girls different values. Luciana will value the finer things in life while Rosaura will value hard work and determination. Rosaura believed she was really close to Luciana but throughout the party there isn’t much interaction with them. To Luciana, Rosaura and her friendship is not as a priority as the other people at her party. Rosaura’s mother knew that a girl like Luciana was not really her friend all they would think of her is the maid’s daughter (Heker 403). The values these girls learn are completely different due to the resources that they can receive. Rosaura’s lack of resources makes her more innocent and kind. On the other hand Luciana has tons of resources and for her it is more about how she will use them that show her values she could take advantage of them and be spoiled for the rest of her life. In our society now we see how social class affect our interactions with others. For example, people who work in fast food chains are looked down upon and treated unfairly, but if you compare the employees with a business setting they are more respected for their 9-5 job. People from both those places face the same problems they’re still people. It’s a cycle in our society and for now all a person can do is think and be kind to
A central theme to the book is the class consciousness that is regarded so highly by many of the characters. People of an inferior class were expected to realize their inferiority and act upon it accordingly. Furthermore, upper-class occupants are privileged to hold their inferiors in disdain and even contempt. The middle-class women are especially vulnerab...
...y a set of expectations and values that are established on mannerisms and conduct challenged by Elizabeth. From this novel, it is evident that the author wrote it with awareness of the class issues that affect different societies. Her annotations on the fixed social structure are important in giving a solution to the current social issues; that even the class distinctions and restrictions can be negotiated when an individual turns down bogus first impression s.