Have you ever fought with your parents because they do not have the same point of view on a topic? In the short stories “Confetti Girl” by Diana López and “Tortilla Sun” by Jennifer Cervantes the parent get into arguments and show resentment towards each other because of the actions they make. In the first story, the characters want to connect however the father tries to talk about his interest only and the daughter felt irrelevant compared to his books and vocabulary. Next, in the second passage the mother decides to finish college during the summer and is forced to leave and the narrator thinks that she is being selfish and not thinking about it affects the daughter at all. In the passages “Confetti Girl” and “Tortilla Sun” the parents and
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First, in the story “Confetti Girl” the father and the narrator see their actions very differently from each other. The narrator thinks the father is neglecting her by choosing books and reading over her. The author writes, “He leaves the table to scan the bookshelves, and all of a sudden, I care about the tough beef, the mushy potatoes, and the cold beans. Why should I eat when my own father has abandoned his food? Nothing's more important than his books and vocabulary words. He might say I matter, but when he goes on a scavenger hunt for a book, I realize that I really don’t.” (paragraph 26) The main character feels as if the father does not care as much about her than literacy. She is making an effort to have dinner as a family, regardless of the poor food choices her father has provided, yet her father is not; instead, he rushes to retrieve the novel she’s not interested in to ensure …show more content…
The narrator in the story is feeling disregarded since her mother chooses her education over her. The story states, “‘Opportunity? For me? Or for you?’ I stormed off to my room and threw myself onto my bed. I ached inside. Like the feeling you get watching a lost balloon float far into the sky until it becomes invisible nothing.” (paragraph 34 and 35) The narrator feels as if her mother is being selfish, choosing education and not thinking about her. The mother is only thinking about herself and ignoring the new issues the narrator has acquired from the news. The narrator now has to leave to a new state rather than settle in their new home and try to become close with the mother. On the other hand, the mother choices could be viewed differently because she is trying to create a better life for not only herself but the narrator. The mother had chosen to go back to college for the better but may be wrongly accused of being selfish. The author wrote, “‘I’ll be home at the end of July. And after this I can finally graduate. Our lives will change then.’ She reached over and stroked my hair. ‘For the better.’” (paragraph 15) The mother is trying to help her family to build a better future than what they have, but she needs to finish her education first. She wants to further her education so she can use her knowledge to support
First, in the story “Confetti Girl” the father and the narrator see their actions very differently from each other. The narrator thinks the father is neglecting her by choosing books and reading over her. The author writes, “He leaves the table to scan the bookshelves, and all of a sudden, I care about the tough beef, the mushy potatoes, and the cold beans. Why should I eat when my own father has abandoned his food? Nothing's more important than his books and vocabulary words. He might say I matter, but when he goes on a scavenger hunt for a book, I realize that I really don’t.” (paragraph 26) The main character feels as if the father does not care as much about her than literacy. She is making an effort to have dinner as a family, regardless of the poor food choices her father has provided, yet her father is not; instead, he rushes to retrieve the novel she’s not interested in to ensure …show more content…
The narrator in the story is feeling disregarded since her mother chooses her education over her. The story states, “‘Opportunity? For me? Or for you?’ I stormed off to my room and threw myself onto my bed. I ached inside. Like the feeling you get watching a lost balloon float far into the sky until it becomes invisible nothing.” (paragraph 34 and 35) The narrator feels as if her mother is being selfish, choosing education and not thinking about her. The mother is only thinking about herself and ignoring the new issues the narrator has acquired from the news. The narrator now has to leave to a new state rather than settle in their new home and try to become close with the mother. On the other hand, the mother choices could be viewed differently because she is trying to create a better life for not only herself but the narrator. The mother had chosen to go back to college for the better but may be wrongly accused of being selfish. The author wrote, “‘I’ll be home at the end of July. And after this I can finally graduate. Our lives will change then.’ She reached over and stroked my hair. ‘For the better.’” (paragraph 15) The mother is trying to help her family to build a better future than what they have, but she needs to finish her education first. She wants to further her education so she can use her knowledge to support