The Scholarship Jacket
Character sketch of Martha
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Character sketch of Martha
'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 given to the valedictorian of her class. Martha is the daughter of a poor Mexican farmer. Owing to the poverty in 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 on the basis of merit and that 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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