Martha’s character sketch from scholarship jacket
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'Martha' in the story 'The Scholarship Jacket' is a character of mixed feelings. She is a little sensitive but bold and brilliant. She is 14 years old and an eighth grade student maintaining a consistent ‘A’ level since her first grade. She is in every sense qualified enough to win the prestigious scholarship jacket, an award to the class valedictorian of her school. Martha is the daughter of a poor Mexican farmer. Owing to the poverty at her own family, she has been given to her grandparents to raise. In appearance she is very lean and her friends call her ‘beanpole’ and ‘string bean’. Once she happens to overhear a heated argument between her two teachers. She understands that a conspiracy is going on to undermine her winning the jacket. Eventually the principal asks her to pay 15 dollars for the award. Although bold and brilliant, this incident makes her cry in despair. But when Martha’s granddad tells her that a paid award is not an award at all, she accepts his words. She strongly believes that she deserves the award by merit and it will come her way. She determines to tell the principal looking straight into his eyes that she is not ready to pay. Here, we see a bold Martha. However, later when Martha hears from the principal that she is going to get the jacket, she cannot control her happiness. But while talking to her grandfather about the happy news, she controls herself.
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Martha -age 14
lives in texas
In eighth grade
has other 7 siblings
oldest sister is called rosie who won the scholarship jacket a few years back
father is a farm laborer
she is raised by her grand parents
A straight 'A' from the first grade
Expects to won the scholarship this year
cannot afford to join the sports so has no sports jacket