Liliana Heker's Short Story 'The Stolen Party'

As a child grows older, he or she experiences life events which destroy the innocence that shields the child from reality. In Liliana Heker’s short story “The Stolen Party,” the protagonist Rosaura goes to a rich peoples’ party believing she is Luciana’s friend, but is only seen as the maid’s daughter. Her judgement is clouded by her naivety and innocence, where she must come to realization sooner or later. Through Rosaura, the writer clarifies the message that when someone is blinded by confidence and naivety, they can’t see the obvious balance between social class: how one is judged by race and wealth.
When the story begins, Rosaura and her mother get into an argument about the relevancy of her friendship between her friend Luciana since