A two-class society exposed in the stolen partyIn a perfect world, we would all live together in peace. But we don't live in such a world. In Liliana Heker's story "The Stolen Party" we are reminded of the real world and the thin line that separates the lower class from the upper class. In an instant, we see all the discrimination and inhumane treatment that some people feel they have the right to inflict on those they consider “not part of it.” The story is about Rosaura, the nine-year-old daughter of a woman who is not part of the household for a rich family. Rosaura often accompanies her mother to work and does her homework with Luciana, the daughter of the house. As a result, or so she thinks, Rosaura is Luciana's friend and was invited to her birthday party. Rosaura's mother states that she does not want her daughter to go to the party because "it's a party of the rich" (1133). She tries to explain to her daughter that people will think of her as "the servant's daughter" and not as another person (1134). But Rosaura is only nine years old and "the smartest in her class" (1134), and she feels that Luciana is her friend and that she would do her no harm. Rosaura chooses not to listen to her mother's advice because she feels she knows what to do. it's better for her. Here we see that Rosaura's mother is trying to make her daughter aware of the difference between Luciana's family and her own. We can assume that her mother has already experienced such an incident in her life and wants to prepare her daughter for disappointment. Brandon Spontak states that "Rosaura's mother is not very educated...but she has an instinct that only comes from years of experience." which it uses to detect the problems of life” (89). As Rosaura's mother... middle of paper... delicate balance" (1137), she realizes that there is a thin line between classes of people and that she has made the situation worse by offering money in Rosaura in a perfect world this would never happen Innocence would not be stolen, dreams would come true and people would look at each other with acceptance, without ignorance in their hearts. is not a perfect world and the line never goes away it's just that some people make it more visible than others. Works Cited Elliot, Kevin. friendship and other essays. VWC. Virginia Beach: Connie Bellamy, 1996. 59-60. Heker, Liliana. “The Stolen Party.” Harper Anthology of Fiction. Ed. Sylvan Barnet. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. 1133-1137.