Essay On Confetti Girl And Tortilla Sun

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Have you ever felt like your parents don’t understand you or your needs? I know I have. This is exactly what happens in the stories Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez and Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes. The two main characters parents are trying to do what is best for their family however they have a different view on what is “best” for their family. This is why I believe that The differences in points of view in both Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun cause there to be varying amounts of tension between the kid and the parent.

First, in the story Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez, the main character is longing for a sense of closeness with her dad after losing that connection with her mom when she left, however, instead of working to achieve this with her, her dad is more focused on talking and other things. A quote from this story is, “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” (Paragraph 26). This quote shows that while her father thinks books and school could be their way to connect she thinks that he doesn’t care about her when he goes on of educational Tagines. From this, you can see their different points of view pull them …show more content…

Izzy is disappointed and doesn’t see how doing this could be better for her family than her mom staying home over the summer. A quote from this story is, “Mom was always bugging me to make friends, which I didn’t see the point of, considering we moved every few months” (Paragraph 31). This quote shows that to get her mother to stay and let her stay, she is saying something that appeals to her mother's interests more than her own. From this quote, you can see because of their different points of view on what is more important they do not want the same

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