The rising action of "The Scholarship Jacket" includes the main character, Martha, being at the top of her class and anticipating receiving the scholarship jacket, only to face disappointment when the decision is influenced by unfair circumstances. The conflict escalates as Martha learns more about the selection process and confronts the injustice.
You're speaking to next year's class valedictorian.
Susie was class valedictorian in her last year..
The principal in "The Scholarship Jacket" by Martha Salinas changes by the end of the story when he faces the truth about Marta deserving the scholarship jacket based on her academic achievements. Initially resistant due to social class bias, he ultimately acknowledges Marta's hard work and integrity, reflecting a shift in his perspective and values.
The protagonist in "The Scholarship Jacket" is Martha, a hardworking and deserving student who has won the scholarship every year. The antagonist is the school board, specifically the superintendent, who changes the rules to prevent Martha from receiving the scholarship.
No, Gene was not labeled valedictorian in A Separate Peace. The valedictorian of the graduating class at Devon School was Brinker Hadley.
Actually, "The Scholarship Jacket" is written in the third person point of view, not the first person. The narrator is an unidentified individual who observes and reports on the events surrounding the protagonist's experience with the scholarship jacket.
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Under a valedictorian is a salutatorian, who is typically the student with the second highest academic performance in a graduating class.
Valedictorian refers to somebody like the senior member of a graduating class, or their farewell words.
Marta Salinas (Known as Marta at home or w/ family) is from a poor family and is a young child from a family of many, so her parents sent her to live with her grandparents so she could eat. She goes to aschool in Texas where in 8th grade you have the chance to receive a free jacket with green and gold fabric if you are valedictorian (top of the class) ever since your entrance into the school. Marta has had a very good average or GPA thing, and wants the jacket. She wants it because it is very special but then a girl who has a Board member of the school for a daddy might get the jacket...when Marta deserves it.