In the stories, Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, they both show the main problem. In Confetti Girl, the narrator of the story feels like her dad never wants to express anything she says and focuses on school work and knowledge. In Tortilla Sun, the main character is affected by her mom leaving the whole summer to finish her college degree. From this, both pieces of text have tension from the problem. To conclude with, in both passages, the narrator has a different point of view which creates tension to the story.
In the writing Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez, the narrator feels neglected towards her father's interests. To begin with, the narrator tries to express her feelings and ideas, but her dad ignores what is being said. Instead, the dad …show more content…
To start off, the main character, Izzy, is upset that her mom is leaving for the summer without her. Izzy believes that this is unfair that she can not tag along with her mom. The narrator shows that she is upset and that her mother is selfish for doing something in favor for her and not for Izzy. Izzy is furious at her mother when she breaks the news. “She folded her arms across her waist. ‘I’m going to Costa Rica to finish my research”(9). From this, I can tell that this is not benefiting Izzy, but making it worse for her, moving to a totally new school for another time. From hearing this news, Izzy is very upset and is a tragic moment for her. This creates tension because now, the narrator and her mother have a weaker bond. This “opportunity” just broke their bond which upsets Izzy.
In conclusion, with these main problems that the narrator faces, it shows how the story creates tension. From Confetti Girl, the narrator feels like her dad always wants to focus on school work. In Tortilla Sun, the narrator shows the anger in her mom leaving her for the summer and wants to come with her. To conclude with, both passages, show that narrator has a different point of view which creates tension from both
In the writing Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez, the narrator feels neglected towards her father's interests. To begin with, the narrator tries to express her feelings and ideas, but her dad ignores what is being said. Instead, the dad …show more content…
To start off, the main character, Izzy, is upset that her mom is leaving for the summer without her. Izzy believes that this is unfair that she can not tag along with her mom. The narrator shows that she is upset and that her mother is selfish for doing something in favor for her and not for Izzy. Izzy is furious at her mother when she breaks the news. “She folded her arms across her waist. ‘I’m going to Costa Rica to finish my research”(9). From this, I can tell that this is not benefiting Izzy, but making it worse for her, moving to a totally new school for another time. From hearing this news, Izzy is very upset and is a tragic moment for her. This creates tension because now, the narrator and her mother have a weaker bond. This “opportunity” just broke their bond which upsets Izzy.
In conclusion, with these main problems that the narrator faces, it shows how the story creates tension. From Confetti Girl, the narrator feels like her dad always wants to focus on school work. In Tortilla Sun, the narrator shows the anger in her mom leaving her for the summer and wants to come with her. To conclude with, both passages, show that narrator has a different point of view which creates tension from both