What Does The Stolen Party Represent

In life, everyone has had a moment where they were naive. In “The Stolen Party,” Liliana Hekker’s character, Rosaura, is naive to the fact that she is not a member of the party. She believes that Luciana is her friend and invited her to the party. While the people of higher class, which are actual invitees, don’t believe in Luciana and Rosaura’s friendship. In the fiction, Hekker uses symbolism to represent Rosaura’s boundaries and life. Hekker uses symbolism to represent Rosaura’s boundaries. An example of this is Rosaura’s mother representing the hypothetical wall that blocks Rosaura. Although the author uses symbolism to represent Rosaura’s life and boundaries, some conclude that foreshadowing is the superior author’s craft. The author uses foreshadowing to create suspense, such as when Senora Ines hands out the party favors. Symbolism is not strictly used to represent Rosaura’s boundaries; it is also used to represent Rosaura. During the narrative, the magician’s monkey symbolizes Rosaura because like the monkey, Rosaura happily does what she’s told without questioning it. In the story, Hekker focused deeply on symbolism to represent Rosaura’s life and boundaries.

There are many portrayals of symbolism throughout the story. Rosaura’s mother represents the hypothetical border between Rosaura’s and Luciana’s

social classes. Near the beginning of the story, Rosaura’s mother deters Rosaura from going to the party, but Rosaura pushes past. Although, Rosaura has gotten past her mother she is still not accepted into Luciana’s social class. Much like crossing a country’s border, Rosaura getting past her mother will not have her accepted by Luciana and her friends, who are “natives”. Hekker uses symbolism throughout the story to represent Rosaura’s boundaries.
Although symbolism is used throughout the story, some conclude that foreshadowing is the primary author’s craft used through the story. Hekker uses foreshadowing throughout the story, such as during the end of the story as Senora Ines hands out the party favors. As Rosaura watches the party favors being handed out, readers may wonder if Rosaura will get a party favor. Another example of foreshadowing is the cousin telling Rosaura she was not Luciana’s friend. The girl telling Rosaura that might cause readers to wonder if the girl was right or not. “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Hekker employs symbolism throughout the story, however some readers conclude that foreshadowing is the primary author’s craft.
Symbolism is applied throughout the story, ont strictly to represent Rosaura’s boundaries, but also to represent Rosaura’s life.

The most important example of symbolism through the entirety of the story is the magician’s monkey. The monkey represents Rosaura during the party; like Rosaura, the monkey does what it’s told without question. The monkey’s cage is used to illustrate Rosaura’s confinement to the lower class. The monkey is restricted to the inside of the cage, much like how Rosaura is restricted to being the maid’s daughter. Symbolism is used throughout the story in a plethora of forms, not only to represent Rosaura’s boundaries but also her

life.
In “The Stolen Party” Hekker focused deeply on symbolism to represent Rosaura’s boundaries and life. The writer uses people to symbolize the protagonist’s adversity. An illustration of this is Rosaura’s mother, who represents the figurative wall between the social classes. There are many exemplifications of symbolism applied throughout the anecdote, however some conclude that foreshadowing is a stronger author’s craft used. The writer employs foreshadowing to create suspense. Although, the creator of the anecdote utilizes people and objects to symbolize Rosaura’s confines to the lower class, she also uses objects and animals to symbolize Rosaura’s life. In conclusion, Hekker uses objects and people to symbolize Rosaura’s boundaries and life, although some believe that foreshadowing is the superior craft.