Get The Scholarship Jacket

Marta Salinas inputs irony into her story. The example of irony is when she talks to her Grandfather,"'Grandpa, I have a big favor to ask you,' I said in Spanish, the only language he knew" (Salinas, 16). You would think that the elder would know more than a teenager regarding language.

“Grandpa, this year the principal said the scholarship jacket is not going to be free. It's going to cost fifteen dollars, and I have to take the money in tomorrow, otherwise it'll be given to someone else.” The last words came out in an eager rush. Grandpa straightened up tiredly and leaned his chin on the hoe handle.

Marta Salinas' realistic fiction story “The scholarship Jacket”, takes place at a small school in Texas. Martha, a straight A plus student, was finally in 8th grade, her year to receive the valedictorian jacket.

Marta Salinas, early childhood education coordinator at the UTRGV Child Development Center (CDC) on the Edinburg campus, has many roles, including overseeing curriculum for the center as well as making sure her team complies with the Texas Rising Star Program.

“The Scholarship Jacket” is one of the best-known stories by Mexican American author Marta Salinas. It describes a difficult situation that Marta, called “Martha” by her teacher, is faced with after she earns excellent grades in school.

As the story begins, why does Marta expect to receive the jacket? Why is the jacket so important to her? Marta expects to receive the jacket because she has the highest grades in school. The jacket is important because Marta has worked hard for it.

She studied whole-heartedly and scored the best marks to just win that scholarship jacket. It represented her eight years of hard work and expectation. Was this answer helpful?

This one, the scholarship Jacket, was their only chance because they couldn't win it by participating in sports. Was this answer helpful?

Standing up for what is right sometimes costs us things that we desire the most. In “The Scholarship Jacket”, Martha learns a difficult lesson about not compromising to get the very thing that she has rightfully earned. This story addresses themes such as discrimination and perseverance.