How do Marta’s feelings change over the course of the story? Cite evidence from at least 3 examples in the story.
Answers
The examples that give the evidence of changing Martha feelingsin the story are given below:
- In the story "The scholarship Jacket" by Martha Salinas. Martha's feeling changes throughout the course of the story.
- Martha is a emotional girl who worked very hard for eight years to win the scholarship jacket.
- After working hard for eight years she got nominated for first rank for the jacket.
- By knowing this fact she was so happy.
- When she went up to take her shorts she overheard the conversation between her history and math teacher who were talking about Martha that she has to pay $15 for the jacket the rule made newly as she was Mexican.
- And when she was informed for the same by her principal she felt so bad that she start crying.
- When she told about the incident to her grandfather and asked him for money he refused to give it to her that make her angry.
- So, In the course of the story different emotions were seen in Martha's feelings.
Answer:
Her feelings change throughout the story many times.
Explanation:
Her feelings change throughout the story because at the beginning of the story she is very emotional and works hard to win the scholarship jacket. Then she got nominated as first in line to win the jacket, which made her happy. Later in the story, she went to get her gym shorts and she overhears a conversation between her history and math teacher who were talking about her saying that she has to pay for the jacket now for the new rule because she is Mexican. When the principal told her this, she felt terrible and went back home to cry. Towards the end of the story, she told her grandpa about the jacket and he refused to give her money and Martha was then angry. In the course of the story, many different emotions were seen in Matha's feelings.