How much does caliber affect a person’s opinion? In the short story, “The Stolen Party” written by Liliana Heker, strongly emphasizes the differences within a society's class. It starts off with Luciana, a girl from the upper class, inviting Rosaura, the daughter of Luciana’s maid, to her party. Rosaura wholeheartedly believes that she is being treated as an equal, as Luciana’s friend, at the party, but throughout the night she is constantly fetching drinks, running around, and being purposely avoided. Through the development of Rosaura, the short story clarifies the levels in the social ladder; which suggests people in the higher parts of society manipulate and use those of lower social status because their desire for acceptance clouds their judgement.
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At the beginning of the story, her mother disapproves of her going. But Rosaura stubbornly argues about going to see the monkey. Rosaura wins this argument with her mother and goes to the birthday party where she, and only she, is invited into the kitchen to see the monkey. This is to get her into the kitchen, Señora Ines flatters Rosaura by saying, “they’re much too boisterous, they might break something.” Señora Ines also lets her enjoy the party, but persuasively asks her out to help, “serve out the hot dogs...pass the cake around.” This connects to when the magician calls the monkey “partner” and acts like the monkey and him are equals, but in reality, he is making the monkey do all the work. This is the same as when Señora Ines coaxes Rosaura into serving others, in that way, the monkey and Rosaura are relatable. Overall, the monkey and Rosaura feel like they are accepted when in truth, they are both being taken advantage of. The monkey, by the magician, Rosaura by Señora Ines. In the end Señora Ines calls Rosaura, “my pet” as if Rosaura is, an
“You know what you are to them? The maid’s …show more content…
At the beginning of the story, her mother disapproves of her going. But Rosaura stubbornly argues about going to see the monkey. Rosaura wins this argument with her mother and goes to the birthday party where she, and only she, is invited into the kitchen to see the monkey. This is to get her into the kitchen, Señora Ines flatters Rosaura by saying, “they’re much too boisterous, they might break something.” Señora Ines also lets her enjoy the party, but persuasively asks her out to help, “serve out the hot dogs...pass the cake around.” This connects to when the magician calls the monkey “partner” and acts like the monkey and him are equals, but in reality, he is making the monkey do all the work. This is the same as when Señora Ines coaxes Rosaura into serving others, in that way, the monkey and Rosaura are relatable. Overall, the monkey and Rosaura feel like they are accepted when in truth, they are both being taken advantage of. The monkey, by the magician, Rosaura by Señora Ines. In the end Señora Ines calls Rosaura, “my pet” as if Rosaura is, an