Misconceptions In The Stolen Party By Isabel Song's The Stolen Party

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At least once in your life, you have had a misconception about something like you’ve heard cracking your knuckles is bad for you and you believed it. Misconceptions are views based on faulty thinking. Misconception is exhibited in both, “The Stolen Party,” a short story by Liliana Heckler and “Why More Adults Need to Value Teenage Voices,” a blog by Isabel Song. Misconceptions role in society can affect a worldwide view of a person or group in a negative way. To start off, in “Stolen Party” by Liliana Heckler, Rosaura the main character is a young girl understanding the balance of the rich and the poor in her life. She is the daughter of the maid and was invited to her mother's client’s daughter’s party which she thought she was attending as a guest but actually as a helper. Rosaura is affected in her childhood and will always view rich people horribly …show more content…

Teenagers play an important role in society since they are old enough to have their own opinions but aren’t regarded by adults to have opinions worth sharing. Song highlights many important ideas like teenagers have a lot to do with worldwide issues such as gun control and LGBT rights. “Like adults, teens deserve to speak and to have the opportunity to be heard, and we deserve the respect that any other adult would expect. We shouldn’t be counted out just for our age when many of us are mature beyond our years. We shouldn’t be belittled or disregarded for having the audacity to believe we can make a difference.(“Why More Adults Need to Value Teenage Voices by Isabel Song)” Song believes that not all teenagers should be stereotyped as lazy, selfish, and arrogant because their voices should be counted in society. If adults keep on neglecting on teenagers, they won’t see the amazing things that teenagers are doing right now for the

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