Discrepancy in a household can affect one’s feeling of accord, especially between a parent and child, where a child can feel belittled by lack of control, and the guardian could feel misunderstood. In the passages from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view contradictory to that of their parents. The conflict spawns tension between characters, and makes the tone of the story strenuous and constricted. In the excerpt from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the divergence in perspective adds strain to both stories, because of the absence of resolution in the case.
In the text Confetti Girl, by Diana Lopez, a girl recalls her late mother’s “after-school projects”, and compares them to the dull, disheartening tasks she does with her father, …show more content…
The tone of the story transforms from general to agitated along with the dispute. In the text, It was clear the girl wanted to feel settled and as if she was not an outsider in her town, after she said, “‘Why do you always get to decide everything? We just unpacked and I- I had plans’”, it is apparent that she is bothered by her mother’s directness in demand for a trail she did not want to comply with. Latterly, the mother, after pleading from her daughter to stay, she says, “‘You’re going to New Mexico and that’s final.’”, where we can infer the girl’s sudden shock of disappointment. Notably, the girl asks, “‘Opportunity? For me? Or for you?’”, to her mom, and for this reason, there is evident tension in the text between the characters. With this in mind, it is confirmed that differences in point of view can cause tension, and in Tortilla Sun, this is because the mom and daughter both want what’s best, but prominently for
In the text Confetti Girl, by Diana Lopez, a girl recalls her late mother’s “after-school projects”, and compares them to the dull, disheartening tasks she does with her father, …show more content…
The tone of the story transforms from general to agitated along with the dispute. In the text, It was clear the girl wanted to feel settled and as if she was not an outsider in her town, after she said, “‘Why do you always get to decide everything? We just unpacked and I- I had plans’”, it is apparent that she is bothered by her mother’s directness in demand for a trail she did not want to comply with. Latterly, the mother, after pleading from her daughter to stay, she says, “‘You’re going to New Mexico and that’s final.’”, where we can infer the girl’s sudden shock of disappointment. Notably, the girl asks, “‘Opportunity? For me? Or for you?’”, to her mom, and for this reason, there is evident tension in the text between the characters. With this in mind, it is confirmed that differences in point of view can cause tension, and in Tortilla Sun, this is because the mom and daughter both want what’s best, but prominently for