"(MC 285) She felt offended because Mrs. Cullinan renamed her for Mrs. Cullinan's convenience. Like Angelou, Rosaura, "the daughter of the employee" (MC 325), is discriminate. Rosaura is excite and thrill that she is invite to her master's daughter's birthday party. Before the party, Rosaura's mother have warn her daughter that Luciana, the master's daughter, was not her friend because of their different classes. At the beginning of the party, Luciana's cousin questions Rosaura's friendship with Luciana. Then Senora Ines, the mistress, asks Rosaura to help serving the foods and the cake. Rosaura is over joy and please with the games, the monkey and the magician. At the end of the party, Senora Ines asks Rosaura to stay for a minute before they leave. Rosaura's mother is worry for a moment but Rosaura tells her mother that Senora Ines is just want to got the presents for the people are leaving. Rosaura got this idea because she sees the people who left before her got a present. Senora Ines comes back with a big smile on her face and compliments Rosarua. Then she pulls out two bills from her purse and says, "You really and truly earned this," (MC 328). The two bills take away Rosarua's joy because the two bills damage Rosaura's feeling. Rosaura with big disappointment realizes that she is not invite to the party and she is not seen as Luciana's friend; instead she is hire for the party. .
Even though Angelou and Rosaura are victims of discrimination, the reality of the story are differences between the experiences. While Angelou's experience is a non-fiction, Rosaura's experience is a fiction. "Mary" comes from Angelou's autobiography, I know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), which is about Angelou's childhood in her hometown, Stamps. Angelou's "Mary" is a true story and told in first person. On the other hand, "The Stole Party" is part of Heker's short-story collection in English. "The Stole Party" is told in third person.