In the short story, The Stolen Party, the author demonstrates the interactions and prejudices between the rich and the middle-working class.

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        Sometimes we get so caught up in other people’s lives, we believe we are just like them. No matter how many times we are told we are not the same, we just cannot accept the fact we are different. We often act this way because we want to fit in, rather than standing out from the crowd. In the short story, The Stolen Party, the author demonstrates the interactions and prejudices between the rich and the middle-working class.                                        

Initially, when someone’s trying to look out for you and protect you from getting hurt, one hear things he/she may not want to hear. People tend to react in a defensive manner and ignore the things they do not want to acknowledge. In Rosaura’s case, this was the mother’s job. As a mother, you want to protect your daughter and that is exactly what Rosaura’s mother tried to do. She went with her utmost instinct and told her daughter why she disapproved her from attending the party, even though she was being bluntly honest. For example, when the mother told Rosaura, “[She’s] not your friend.” Rosaura did not want to hear her mother say that because she did not want to hear the truth. The mother tries to explain to her daughter that the people will look at her as "the maid’s daughter" and not as one of them. Rosaura jumped into defense and did not appreciate her mother’s advice. This resulted in her being in denial. The reason why Rosaura did not listen to what her mother had said was because she believed everyone was equal no matter what their social status was and she thought her mother was judging the other family simply because they were rich. But in reality, no one was equal but Rosaura was living a fantasy world were everything was perfect. After all she was just a "nine year old girl" and did not know any better. Despite the fact Rosaura did not listen to her mother’s concern, her mother let Rosaura go because of the unconditional love she had for her daughter. She knew Rosaura would soon realize reality and face the facts she’s been hearing all along.                                        

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In addition, people sometimes feel like an outcast from others, so they try to impress them by fitting in with the crowd. You can see Rosaura doing this by washing her hair so that it would be “all nice and shiny” like all the other rich kids. Also her mother “starched her Christmas dress” for her because she knew everyone was going to be dressing formal. What Rosaura does not realize is that she is trying to impress people, who think she is unequal to them. Everyone knows, except Rosaura. She got so caught up in being like all the ...

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