Rosaura The Stolen Party

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No matter who someone is and what they look like people will always be classified in some way or another like in the short story “The Stolen Party” Rosaura was invited to a party as a guest and was treated like the help, because her mother is the cleaning lady for the house. When Rosaura is first invited to the party her mother warns her that she should not go because she claims it is a rich people party and that Rosaura is not really the birthday girls friend. Rosaura goes to the party despite what her mom warns. At the party Rosaura is asked to help with small little chores but the girl does not think anything of it except that she is trusted and more responsible than the other children. At the end of the party though Rosaura is waiting to …show more content…

When rosaura first walks into the party Luciana's cousin goes “And you? Who are you?” (Hecker). as which Rosaura answers with “ I am a friend of Luciana's.” The girl continues to question her and Rosaura's answers make the girl see her as someone who does not belong at the party and seeing Rosaura less then herself. If the girl would not have been so judgemental when she did not recognize Rosaura it would have been seen differently and not as the girl sees her as an …show more content…

“Señora Ines didn't look in the pink bag. Nor did she look in the blue bag. Instead she rummaged in her purse. In her hand appeared two bills” (Heker). When she pulled out the money Rosaura was hurt and realised that her mom was right all along, that the rich will never see her more than the maid's daughter. Rosaura felt betrayed and stuck, because she sees how there is no other way for them to treat her as an equal and like them. She sees that all she is to them is not a friend but the

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