Analysis of "The Stolen Party" by Liliana Heker
An Analysis of Liliana Hekers “The Stolen Party”
Destiny Hailei Fincher
October 7, 2014
English 1302
The author of the story The Stolen Party, Lilian Heker, was born on February 9, 1943 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hekers career began at the age of 17 when she met Abelardo Castillo. Castillo was writer and chief of the literary periodical, who introduced Heker as an editor to a magazine. In 1966 Heker published her first collection of short stories, Los que vieron la zarza. In 1972 she published Acuario and then her first novel Zona de Clivaje in 1987. Heker had been devoting herself to an analysis of political repression. She wrote another novel in 1996, El fin de la historia, during the Argentine dictatorship which was a time marked by state brutality and by the disappearances of many of the systems critics. Heker states that her text where meant to be facts as literature (Artist Portrait: Liliana Heker).
One of the major works by this author would be The Stolen Party which was written in 1982. The Stolen Party is a short story about a little girl named Rosaura, a 9-year-old daughter of a maid who is seemingly friends with Luciana, the daughter of Senora Ines, the lady of the house who is Rosaura's mother's boss. Rosaura was invited to Luciana's birthday party where there was to be a magician with a monkey and other children to play with. Although Rosaura's mom detested the idea of Rosaura going to a "rich people's party", she dressed Rosaura up anyways and off to the party Rosaura went (“Stolen Innocence: A close reading and critical analysis of Liliana Hekers “The Stolen Party”). Throughout the whole party, Rosaura was asked to serve the guests. After all the party games, the magician came and performed tricks. Rosaura got to be a volunteer for one of his tricks and was very pleased when he thanked her, calling Rosaura a countess. In the end, instead of being given a small trinket like all the other party guests, Senora Ines paid Rosaura, an action which
Destiny Hailei Fincher
October 7, 2014
English 1302
The author of the story The Stolen Party, Lilian Heker, was born on February 9, 1943 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hekers career began at the age of 17 when she met Abelardo Castillo. Castillo was writer and chief of the literary periodical, who introduced Heker as an editor to a magazine. In 1966 Heker published her first collection of short stories, Los que vieron la zarza. In 1972 she published Acuario and then her first novel Zona de Clivaje in 1987. Heker had been devoting herself to an analysis of political repression. She wrote another novel in 1996, El fin de la historia, during the Argentine dictatorship which was a time marked by state brutality and by the disappearances of many of the systems critics. Heker states that her text where meant to be facts as literature (Artist Portrait: Liliana Heker).
One of the major works by this author would be The Stolen Party which was written in 1982. The Stolen Party is a short story about a little girl named Rosaura, a 9-year-old daughter of a maid who is seemingly friends with Luciana, the daughter of Senora Ines, the lady of the house who is Rosaura's mother's boss. Rosaura was invited to Luciana's birthday party where there was to be a magician with a monkey and other children to play with. Although Rosaura's mom detested the idea of Rosaura going to a "rich people's party", she dressed Rosaura up anyways and off to the party Rosaura went (“Stolen Innocence: A close reading and critical analysis of Liliana Hekers “The Stolen Party”). Throughout the whole party, Rosaura was asked to serve the guests. After all the party games, the magician came and performed tricks. Rosaura got to be a volunteer for one of his tricks and was very pleased when he thanked her, calling Rosaura a countess. In the end, instead of being given a small trinket like all the other party guests, Senora Ines paid Rosaura, an action which
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