Comparing Confetti Girl And Tortilla Sun

Parents. Parents are there for you when you need them most. They are the most important people in the world, but sometimes their wishes are something that you don't want to do, which will cause tension between them. The different perspectives of parents and children cause tension and conflicts in a character's life. This happens in two stories called Confetti Girl by Diana López, and Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes. Confetti Girl is a story about a girl who thinks that her dad cares about his vocab and books more than her, and Tortilla Sun is a story about a girl named Izzy whose mother leaves to Costa Rica over the summer to get her degree, and Izzy has to stay at her grandmother's house. Izzy hated that. She barely knew her grandma. They

This happens when the girl tells her dad that she left her book in her locker, and now can't do her homework. Hearing this he quickly dropped everything, not even done eating left the girl alone and went to search for the book she was talking about. In the story it states “I guess I can't do my homework."“Nonsense, I've got a copy somewhere. Let me look."He leaves the table to scan the bookshelves …. Why should I eat when my own father has abandoned his food? Nothing's more important than his books and vocabulary words. He might say I matter, but when he goes on a scavenger hunt for a book, I realize that I really don't.” This quote shows how it made the girl feel when she got totally abandoned by her father. That would make me dissapointed as well. The perspective of the dad caused conflict in the relationship between her and her father. The actions of her father led the girl to have

She wanted to go to Costa Rica with her mother. She starting to hate her mother for her terrible decision. The story states “New Mexico is worlds away from California, And what am I going to do for two whole months with someone I haven't seen since I was six? That was half my life ago. She's a stranger!" I felt a sudden urge to bolt for the front door and run. Mom rolled her eyes, “Oh, Izzy. She's hardly a stranger. She's family. I already have your ticket. You leave Monday." Mom opened the refrigerator and took out a diet soda, pressing the cold can against her face before opening it.” This text shows how Izzy had no choice. She had to stay at her grandmother's house no matter what. The perspective of Izzy’s mother caused them to be mad at each other and Izzy had locked herself in her bedroom. She didn't want to talk to her mom. Her mother still gives Izzy no choice. She comes up to her bedroom with her suitcase, and she also says that Izzy has to live in New Mexico with her grandma and that is final. The actions of Izzy’s mother had let her hate her mother and ended up increasing the conflict between