"The Obliteration Of Innocence

FINAL DRAFT ENG 112-CISKE

The short story, “A Stolen Party,” illustrates how a child’s innocence and happiness can be ruined because of inequality and injustice. In this story, Rosaura, the maid’s daughter is invited to Luciana’s birthday party. Throughout the story, the author illustrates the foreshadowing of the story’s situation throughout many events that take place in the story; enabling the reader to have an idea of the outcome of the story’s situation.

In the beginning of the story, the young girl, Rosaura is invited to Luciana’s birthday party. Her mother, however is not too happy about this and starts yelling at her daughter when the event is first mentioned. Because Luciana’s mother Senora Ines is the mother’s employer, the mother immediately dislikes her daughter attending a “rich people’s party.” The mother puts Rosaura down, and tells her that she’s foolish for believing anything that she’s told, right after Rosaura had gushes to her about the monkey that would be at the party. The mother puts h

At the party, Rosaura enjoys the party very much. Throughout her time there, Senora Ines asks her to help with some “special tasks.” Because of Rosaura’s youthful perspective she isn’t able to realize that she is basically being taken advantage of. One of the tasks Rosaura is asked to do is to carry the big jug of orange juice from the kitchen to the dining room. She does so willingly. This scene right here shows how she is being taken advantage of.

During the party, Rosaura and the children are playing. She meets a little girl with a bow. The girl with the bow is Luciana’s cousin. She asks Rosaura, “Who are you?” Rosaura told the girl that she is a good friend of Luciana’s. Luciana’s cousin just looks down at her and insists that Rosaura is not Luciana’s friend. The cousin claims that she knows all of Luciana’s friends. Rosaura stands her ground and ignores her. Rosaura counters the girl’s remark by stating that Luciana and her are good friends because they do homework together after school. The girl’s remarks foreshadow the ending of Rosaura being looked at as a friend. The same goes for the mother’s remarks made in the beginning of the story as well.

Later on in the story, on the day of the birthday party, Rosaura gets dressed up with the help of her mom and then attends Luciana’s party. Rosaura is extremely excited about the monkey that will show up later on at the party. She asks Luciana about it and then is told that it is in the kitchen. Rosaura sneaks into the kitchen to admire it as it sits in i

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