The Stolen Party By Liana Heker

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How long does a friendship last? As humans we are always evolving, our likes and dislikes are always changing. Friendships are created through those like and dislikes that people have in common. As we grow older we make friends and we lose friends based on what we experience in life. There are many factors that determine the status of a friendship. In the short story, “The Stolen Party” by Lilliana Heker,the housekeeper's daughter, Rosaura, and the daughter of a wealthy family, Luciana, had a friendly relationship. At Luciana’s birthday party Rosaura believed she was better than the other guests because Luciana’s mother would ask her to do tasks at the party, but when it was time for Rosaura to leave all she wanted was a goody bag like the …show more content…

During the birthday party Rosaura was more interested in having people like her while Luciana didn’t have to worry because she was liked by all those people. Rosaura is lower class and that gives both these girls different values. Luciana will value the finer things in life while Rosaura will value hard work and determination. Rosaura believed she was really close to Luciana but throughout the party there isn’t much interaction with them. To Luciana, Rosaura and her friendship is not as a priority as the other people at her party. Rosaura’s mother knew that a girl like Luciana was not really her friend all they would think of her is the maid’s daughter (Heker 403). The values these girls learn are completely different due to the resources that they can receive. Rosaura’s lack of resources makes her more innocent and kind. On the other hand Luciana has tons of resources and for her it is more about how she will use them that show her values she could take advantage of them and be spoiled for the rest of her life. In our society now we see how social class affect our interactions with others. For example, people who work in fast food chains are looked down upon and treated unfairly, but if you compare the employees with a business setting they are more respected for their 9-5 job. People from both those places face the same problems they’re still people. It’s a cycle in our society and for now all a person can do is think and be kind to

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