Racism In Marta's Story

Envision a world where everyone could overlook all dissimilarities. Racism is a common problem throughout the world. We get judged all the time, whether it be our race, religion, color, how we do in school, or the way we act.” Marta’s Story” is a great example of the way people underestimate us because of race, or our place in society. The main character Marta, an awfully small and thin Mexican teenager, undergoes several challenges while striving to get her hands on the Scholarship Jacket she deserves. Its an emotional ride while she sometimes wonders why life seems harder because of her color. Marta comes from a family with a great deal of money issues, Marta’s parents struggled so terribly with money they had to send Marta, along with her sister, to live with their grandparents. Although this may seem like a pretty hard life there are some positive things, for example: Marta's sister had won the Jacket in the previous year of her 8th grade class, therefore their family must have some intelligent roots. Marta is an incredibly hard working, persevering, ambitious young lady, that proves that through a few bumps in the road, such as racism, and discrimination, hard work and dedication always pay off in the long run. And that …show more content…
Marta hopes to follow in her sister's footsteps in earning the Scholarship Jacket. Even in the beginning of the story we knew Marta was one of the smartest in her grade, she expected to win the Scholarship Jacket, sort of like valedictorian. We knew she deserved it for all her dedication. She had earned the highest and best grades from 1st to 8th grade. Sadly, she doubted she would get it because she thought Joann’s family would receive it. When a person deserves something, they've worked so hard to get, it should be given to the person that's worked non