A lesson on life in the stolen partyIn Liliana Heker's story, "The stolen party", little Rosaura is hurt because she is the victim of a class structure that keeps the rich in high and people like her and her mother at the bottom of society. By the end of the story Rosaura will have learned a very important lesson about class structure that, because it is so traumatic for her, she will carry with her for the rest of her life. it is a story of class structure comes when Rosaura's mother tells her, "I don't like you going, it's a rich people's party" (Heker 1133). This lets the reader know that the mother is aware of the ways of the world. She knows that she and Rosaura are the help in Mrs. Ines's eyes, so naturally the mother knows that there is a good chance that Rosaura will be treated as such. Unfortunately the mother was right. At the same time the reader is shown that Rosaura has not learned about discrimination in our society. This is demonstrated when Rosaura says, “Even the rich go to heaven” (Heker 1133). It is a shame that this innocent child, or any child, has to learn the painful truth of upper-class and lower-class relationships at such a young age. In reality, no one should ever learn this lesson, it is a flaw in our culture that we put people in classrooms. Furthermore, the fact that Rosaura thinks she will be just another guest at Luciana's party proves once again that she is unaware of class structure. Rosaura's mother tells her that Luciana is not her friend, and that in her eyes Rosaura is just the maid's daughter. This may seem harsh at first, but as Kevin Elliott says in his essay "The Stolen Future," the mother knows...... middle of paper......ura because in this moment she realizes having been the help at the party. Unfortunately, Rosaura was not prepared for what she was taught that day. By the time we reach the end of the story it is clear that the little girl, Rosaura, has learned a painful lesson about classroom structure that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Works Cited Elliott, Kevin. "The Stolen Future." Hymn to friendship and other essays. VWC. Virginia Beach: Connie Bellamy, 1996. 84-86. Hatcher, Nathan. "The deception of Mrs. Ines." Hymn to friendship and other essays. VWC. Virginia Beach; Connie Bellamy, 1996. 87.Heker, Liliana. "The Stolen Party." The Harper Fiction Anthology. Ed. Silvano Barnet. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. 1133-1137. Spontak, Brandon. “Parents know best.” Hymn to friendship and other essays. VWC. Virginia Beach: Connie Bellamy, 1996. 89-91.