Essay On Rosaura

The appearance of dramatic irony throughout the text helps readers start feeling pity for Rosaura. We begin to feel bad for Rosaura as she goes through the story happily with the idea that everyone is equal in status, where she believes that she has been “invited because Luciana is [her] friend.” She ignores the warnings that her mother gives her about how Luciana truly sees her, but instead gets agitated as she stubbornly defends Luciana. More and more indications of the true intentions and views of the hosts start emerging, which Rosaura also takes no notice of. However, these give the reader a good sense of what’s going on. She carries refreshments, gets into a rude verbal confrontation, and helps distribute hot dogs and cake, which are

Readers begin to understand more about Rosaura’s situation and background through the comparisons and symbolism in the piece. Both Rosaura and the monkey are the only ones allowed in the kitchen, an area where people are expected to work. The use of symbolism contrasts Rosaura’s mindset to that of a caged monkey used to perform tricks, essentially a pet. Incidentally, Senora Ines addresses Rosaura as “pet.” Pets are considered lower than humans, and is a patronizing term when used in anything other than British English. This shows just how low Rosaura is viewed as by Senora Ines, to the point of where she resembles a monkey. Rosaura is being used, just like the monkey, continuously working without putting two and two together. Serving hot dogs, carrying juice, slicing cake, or just participating in magic tricks, they are both being deceived. Under assurance from a higher authority that they are “partner[s],” they work happily for their bosses without realizing. Rosaura even goes as far as to feel that she has “never been so happy in all her life.” The monkey creates a strong link between Rosaura and the monkey, and develops pity by showing her to be comparable to an animal. The symbolism of the monkey also heightens the suspicion of readers about the classism occurring during the story. Her oblivion continues until the very end, when Rosaura finally learns the harsh, cruel