Tension In Confetti Girl

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Both stories are basically perspectives of the children towards their parents. The parents have created the perspective that the children have on them because they are very annoying at the childrens perspective. This essay will explain how the parents have created tension for the children.

In “Confetti Girl,” it states, “Mom always had after-school projects waiting for me. “Can you help decorate cookies?" she'd say. Or, “Go outside and pick some flowers." Or, “Fix my nails, please." This quote indicates that the Mom has used her child for everything that is not neccesary like decorating the cookies, picking the flowers. This can really shape a bad perspective on the parents because they are using her as a slave. This indicates the tension that could happen at the end. Either she starts to ignore her parents word and become a rebel, or she could behave the same way. All these chores have created a perspective of her parents and how they ask for too much. …show more content…

As soon as he leaves, I put the book on my nightstand and use it as a coaster. The condensation from my soda makes a big, wet circle on the cover.” This shows how the perspective of this girl has formed against her father because he has been torturing her with studying and everything. She has become stronger and less afraid of her parents will. Her perspective created a lot of tension to herself because her parents are very annoying to her.

In “Tortilla Sun,” it states, “I'm going to Costa Rica to finish my research." This shows how the Mother of Izzy told her that she is going to leave her for the whole summer. This can create a perspective for Izzy that the parents dont care about her. This will create tension because she will start to care less about her parents. The mom forget all abotu her child and moved own to her own career, she portraid herself like a very bad mom to

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