Examples Of Injustice In The Stolen Party

There are many forms of injustice in our world, and many more ways of responding to them. In the short story “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker, the main character Rosaura is placed in a situation with many different unfair situations, in which she reacts in a variety of ways. The nine-year-old is invited to a birthday party by another girl named Luciana, who is from a rich family with a much higher social status than Rosaura’s. Rosaura is evidently not treated like the other “rich” invitees at the party. Throughout the story, she faces many different forms of Injustice from a variety of people. Liliana Hecker uses the story to establish many ways of reacting to different forms of injustice. In her story, Rosaura responds to unfair situations the same way many people do, first by reacting with anger and denial, then by seeking support from someone trusted implicitly. …show more content…
She also warns Rosaura that Luciana does not actually see her as a friend and reacts with skepticism when Rosaura tells her that there would be a monkey at the party. Rosaura becomes very defensive and offended, and yells at her mother to “Shut up! You know nothing about being friends!” (pg 1). She responds this way because she believes that her mother is being unfair towards her friend. “she thought it unfair of her mother to accuse other people of being liars simply because they were rich.” (pg 1). Rosaura believes that her mother’s opinion on her friend is formed simply because Luciana’s family is rich. She thinks that her mother is prejudiced against the rich, and proceeds to become resentful on her friend’s behalf. Her reaction towards what she believes is an unfair judgment against somebody she cares about is similar to the way many people in the real world would react should their friend be insulted