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Surprise Endings In Liliana Heker's The Stolen Party

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In “The Stolen Party,” author Liliana Heker uses third person limited to create a surprise ending. In stories, surprise ending create a depth to the story. Since short stories don’t have room to develop a plot, surprise endings can provide an aid to the plot. One reason for using third person limited is to make the plot fuller with a surprise ending. Rosaura did not know that she was being used as a servant. If the story had been written in third person omniscient, Senora Ines’ thoughts would have made the surprise known earlier and the surprise ending would have been ruined. Rosaura was as shocked as the reader. “Rosaura felt her arms stiffen, stick close to her body… Rosaura’s eyes had a cold, clear look that fixed itself on Senora Ines’

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