The Secret Lion By Alberto Ros
“The Secret Lion” by Alberto Alvaro Ros is a short story about two preteens who are growing up and moving into junior high school. Two major conflicts explored in the story that resonated with me were the loss of innocence that comes with growing up, and how children are often overlooked and silenced by authority figures.
A line that stood out to me while reading was “...if we were going to take this and show it to anybody, this discovery, this best thing, was going to be taken away from us” (Ros). This quote illustrates how children's creativity and discoveries are often controlled by authority figures. Although these limitations can sometimes protect children, they can also interfere with the discovery and exploration required for them to
A line that stood out to me while reading was “...if we were going to take this and show it to anybody, this discovery, this best thing, was going to be taken away from us” (Ros). This quote illustrates how children's creativity and discoveries are often controlled by authority figures. Although these limitations can sometimes protect children, they can also interfere with the discovery and exploration required for them to