Borders And The Stolen Party

Injustice In “Borders” and “The Stolen Party”
"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." - Audre Lorde. The quote resembles the main focuses expressed by the authors throughout the text, the ideas of discrimination and inequality that the protagonists face. In the short story "Borders" by Denice Frohman, the main character, Ana Marie, faces severe discrimination and injustice because of her social status, as her family are immigrants from Mexico. Her dad works as a dishwasher, and her mom cleans houses with a minimum income so Ana Marie can attend college when she is older. The story describes her daily struggles at school and outside and how her classmates and teachers discriminate

In "The Stolen Party," Liliana Heker makes the tone of the situation in the scene suspenseful and dramatizes it to make it clear that both characters are in disagreement. In "The Stolen Party" by Liliana Heker, the mother tells Rosaura that she should not go to the party and starts to preach, "She paused. 'Listen, Rosaura,' she said at last. 'That one is not your friend. Do you know what you are to them? The maid's daughter, that's what.' ” In the quote, Rosaura's mother informs her that others will view her as the maid's daughter and not as a friend just because of Rosaura's social status. The mother's concern is that Rosaura will be discriminated against by others and treated differently than other kids at the party because she is the daughter of a maid. The author uses his tone to dramatize the scene to add tension to the conversation between Rosaura and her mother to intensify the conversation. Rosaura's mother has a firm opinion and feels as though Rosaura should not go to the party because she will be treated