Character Analysis of "The Stolen Party"

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The characters in the short story, "The Stolen Party" demonstrate striking differences in their values and beliefs. Each character displays unique traits. It is these unique traits, which illustrate different aspects of society. Each character then, represents a portion of the values and beliefs of today's society.

Rosaura is the main character of this writing. The story revolves around her from start to finish. Rosaura is an inexperienced young girl. This story opens with an argument between Rosaura and her mother. Rosaura wants to go to Luciana's birthday party. Luciana is in a wealthy family so Rosaura's mother disapproves of her daughter's attending the party. In the first few sentences the author makes it evident that Rosaura is financially challenged. Rosaura's mother says, "I don't like you going because it is a rich peoples party." This one sentence already tells me that they are probably not very wealthy. In addition Rosaura is an inexperienced young girl. She is not tarnished by the belief that everyone should be judged according to his or her financial worth. She, unlike her mother, judges people by who they are and not by how much money they have. When Rosaura's mother states, "you should not fart hi

The author begins the story by demonstrating how much Rosaura's mother loathes the rich. Her disapproval of her daughter's attending the birthday party, expresses some hidden anger and maybe even jealousy towards those who are wealthy. Rosaura's mother feels lower than Luceana's family. She feels that a person's financial status determines whom a person can associate with. The author eventually reveals that Rosaura's mother is a maid. Because her job does not pay very high wages she feels inferior to Luciana's family. Her feelings of hostility toward the wealthy might come from years of prejudice. Rosaura's mother constantly feels bound by her financial situation. Rosaura's mother does not want her daughter going to the party because she is the daughter of humble maid. She feels that her daughter will not be looked upon as an equal, no matter what. Rosaura's mother states, "That one's not your friend. You know what you are to them? The maid's daughter, that's what." But no matter how strongly Rosaura's mother feels about this, she is willing to let her daughter go to the party. This demonstrates the unconditional love she has for her daughter.

There are some characters in this story that are not developed as well as Rosaura and her mother. One of these characters is Luciana. Luciana is very similar to Rosaura in that she sees everyone as an equal. She does not consider Rosaura to be different from any of her other friends. She never considers Rosaura's financial situation to be important. She treats Rosaura like all of her other friends.

Each character in this story demonstrates a

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Approximate Word count = 1091
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English