Confetti Girl

In the passages Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun both children have different points of view then their parents. This creates tension between the two throughout the entire passage.

For example in chapters 18 - 19 when Vicky questions Jake about high school Jake turns her down and Alan tells her to leave it, there is three different points of view. As no one feels the same towards conflict is created and is broken by Vicky storming off in tears. Really everyone is entitled to their own opinion but in a schooling situation like this the parents should have all power. The language used during these problems is tense and very personal, the tone is angry, upset and unsure.

Most kids argue with their parents because they see life in different ways. Every human being sees life in different ways which can start arguments. In the story, “Confetti Girl” and “Tortilla Sun” tension is created between a child and parent because of their different views on life. The parent believes what they're doing is best for their child. The child on the other hand feels as if their parent is wrong. The different points of view between the parent and the child creates tension between the parents in both stories because the parents aren’t understanding and don’t acknowledge the child’s opinion.

In the passages Confetti Girl by Diana López and Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes, the narrators and the parents have different opinion on what is the right thing to do, and because of their different opinions, tension and distance in their relationship is created. The narrators in both passages feel alone or left out either because of the lack of attention of because they are missing a beloved parent. In both passages the narrators feel uncomfortable with the parent and is not fully opening up to them. In the sections Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the different opinions between the two narrators and parents create distance and tension in their relationship.

     Childhood is a time where children learn about the world around themselves. They see and experience many factors that influence their everyday lives, which help them grow stronger when they become adults. In 'Girl'; by Jamaica Kincaid and 'The Lesson'; by Toni Cade Bambara the characters within the stories learn valuable lesson with help them grow to become better individuals. In 'The Lesson'; the character of Sugar undergoes a realization that society does not treat everyone equally, that not every individual has the same opportunity and equality that they should have. In 'Girl'; the main character learns that she must be perceived as a woman and not as a slut, her mother brings to her

In most households where fathers aren’t present, the child growing up simply doesn’t care about what the mother has to say. In society, we are shown that mothers are weaker than fathers. We expect the child to obey every order the father directs him to do but not so much the mothers’. This is demonstrated in a scene where Ricky and Doughboy’s mother is mad at Doughboy for not cleaning the house. She goes on to say “You aren’t shit you just like your daddy you don't do shit and you never going to amount to shit. All you ever do around here is eat, sleep and shit. Look at this place. Y'all must think I'm the

To begin, in both stories they’re growing up in a single parent home,in “ Confetti Girl”, in paragraph six, her dad made her cook on certain days, but she said she doesn’t cook like mom. Also, the Narrator misses her mom, and doesn’t with her dad. In paragraph 46, in “Tortilla Sun”, Izzy has a baseball as a memory that connects her to her dad. Since her mom is leaving and she has no dad, she can't stay

Have you ever gotten into a quarrel with your parents? Have you ever fought relentlessly until you get your own way? Many times when children get into fights with their parents, they do not have the same views as the other person. They both angrily proclaim what they believe is correct, and why the other’s point is not valid. Parents and children typically argue back and forth with each other, and in the worst cases, the tension lingers for days. The narrator’s views in both Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez and Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes differ from the parent’s perspective and the child’s perspective. In many cases that I have encountered, I get mad at my parents for saying something that I do not agree with and that is irrelevant. Although

Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun is written by Diana Lopez and Jennifer Cervantes. The two Point of View’s are causing tension because the parents don’t seem to understand the children’s interests.

Based off of the point of views of the children, the reader can tell what the struggles are. In Tortilla Sun, the daughter has issues comprehending that he mother was going away for a whole summer to finish her university. The girl takes this as that her mom is putting herself first because in both stories, one parent is gone. This leaves Izzy, the daughter, hurt and non-content with her mom’s choice. In Confetti Girl, the young girl’s day starts off well until her father brings up conversations about his job. Things having to do with English. The daughter does not enjoy English and believes it should spoken only about at school. The father ignores that and continues on ditching his not well cooked dinner to find books, and dedicates his questions to reading and vocabulary. The daughter feels suffocated in the dad’s job and not her own hobbies. The two stories are different by in Confetti Girl, the parent’s selfish ways is mild compared to the one in Tortilla Sun. The dad in one does not leave the daughter which has it not too horrid to deal with. In the other story, the mother is leaving for a whole summer just to pursue her study. Tortilla Sun has a worse situation than in Confetti Girl. Children learn from their parents and if you show them to ignore what they think they might do that to their own children. Since in both stories, their is one missing

When writing a story, authors have to worry about ways to add tension to the conflict. To add to this aspect of a story, authors can make a twist in the plot, use more sensory detail, or introduce new characters. In Diana Lopez’s realistic fiction, “Confetti Girl,” and Jennifer Cervantes’s, “Tortilla Sun,” both the narrators have different perspectives from their parents. In the stories,”Confetti Girl,” and ,”Tortilla Sun,” the fact that the narrators have different perspectives from their parents adds tension to the conflicts by having characters disagree on a certain topic.

temper problems. However, their family fits the ideal family image on the outside. They live

In my opinion of the two works the one that seem to deal with the theme in a more constructive, realistic, or positive way is “Fiesta 1980”. Parts of this story are funny, but mostly there is a sense of real tension between the mother and her sons. However later in the story even this relationship is a source of conflict as Yunior and Rafa must conceal their father’s indiscretions. I would argue that the brothers

Anyway, I can now also see that the fights were really about my sisters ' desires to be individuals, to act in the world and be responsible for themselves. My parents had not grown up with role models for such independent young women. The conflict was inevitable and necessary; it was part of our family 's gradual movement into American culture.

In the passages from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from those of their parents. These differences in point of view create tension in both stories. In Confetti Girl, the main character believes her father does not care about her and in Tortilla Sun, Izzy thinks her mother is being selfish.