Rosaura Quotes In The Stolen Party

Naivety occurs on every child. Every new experience washes away some of their naivety until there is none. In the short story, “The Stolen Party,” by Liliana Heker, the main character, Rosaura, is a nine year old girl that is full of naivety. She attends a birthday party that consists of people from a higher class than her; later, she finds out that she was treated as a servant worker. The abstruse concept of social classism plummeted on the young, innocent Rosaura. Rosaura shows naivety throughout the story, but she is no longer naive after the party ends in a rather tragic way. In the beginning of the story, Rosaura’s naivety is revealed. When Rosaura enters the party, Luciana’s cousin, the girl with the bow, doubts her relationship with Luciana. The story states, “‘ I’m a friend of

After the party ends, Rosaura imagines that she is going to receive gifts before leaving, but Senora Ines held out money as if she is paying Rosaura for her remunerations. The story explains, “‘Thank you for all your help, my pet.’… Instinctively she pressed herself against her mother’s body... Rosaura’s eyes had a cold, clear look that fixed itself on Senora Ines’s face.” This quote hints Rosaura’s change in personality. Her action of moving closer to her mother shows that she desires protection from her mother immensely after being severely insulted as a pet. She could not withstand the reality that she was treated as someone from a lower class, or the working class. In addition, Rosaura’s silence and cold eyes reflect that she had understand the social classism that separates her from befriending Luciana. Previously, she reacted strongly to the accusations from both her mother and Luciana’s cousin because she thought that they are from the same class as her. Now that she realizes Senora Ines is from a higher class, she keeps silent. Rosaura’s attitude change at the end is enough to show that she is no longer