Stolen Party

STOLEN PARTY

The short story The Stolen Party , written by Liliana Heker, was a story about class differences between people viewed through the eyes of a young girl. The basic plot of the story isabout a the maid s daughter, Rosaura, who goes to a party were she is used as a servant rather than just being a friend of the rich daughter. The author writes this story through the perspective ofthe maid s daughter and shows the differences between classes at the birthday party without the daughter realizing it. The class difference between the little girl Rosaura, is shown through symbolismbetween her and the magician s monkey at the birthday party. Much like the monkey, Rosaura is separated from the rest of the people at the party because she is not as wealthy and she is only the maid sdaughter. Rosaura refuses to believe this at the beginning of the story and throughout the party. Rosaura finally realizes that she can not break through the classes when the truth is handed out toher by Luciana s mother at the end of the story.
This story points out the barriers that separate the different classes in our society. In the story, the author shows this point through symbolismbetween Rosaura and the monkey. Although Rosaura doesn t realize it, she and the monkey are being used for the same basic purpose at Luciana s birthday party. At the party, the monkey is there only toentertain the upper class children whether it wants to or not. Rosaura, like the monkey, is there for the same basic reason, which is to serve the upper class children by serving them when they needsomething. When being compared to a monkey at the party, Rosaura is very similar to it when dealing with social classes. The monkey is separated by a cage which it can not break through, and all it can dois follow the orders given to it by the magician. Rosaura is also separated from the other children at the party by the barriers of social classes. Even though Rosaura thinks she is just a friend...