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  1. Poonam Sharma
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    Amanda is seen moody most of the time because she is scolded by her mother almost every time for not obeying her advises and commands. Read summary of this poem.

    Amanda is seen moody most of the time because she is scolded by her mother almost every time for not obeying her advises and commands.

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    According to Amanda, the silence and freedom in her life have been snatched by her mother. She assumes herself to be a mermaid in the lonely emerald sea and frees like an orphan child but her mother led her to live Rapunzel's life as she keeps scolding, shouting at her, and distracting her imaginatiRead more

    According to Amanda, the silence and freedom in her life have been snatched by her mother. She assumes herself to be a mermaid in the lonely emerald sea and frees like an orphan child but her mother led her to live Rapunzel’s life as she keeps scolding, shouting at her, and distracting her imagination.

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    Amanda longs to be a mermaid (a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish) in the green and quiet sea. She wants to be the only inhabitant of the sea and desires to move with the slow moving waves of the sea. Read summary of this poem.

    Amanda longs to be a mermaid (a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish) in the green and quiet sea. She wants to be the only inhabitant of the sea and desires to move with the slow moving waves of the sea.

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    Amanda desires to be a Rapunzel because she is fed up with the daily taunts of her parents. Every day, she listens to their harsh words which affect her life. In order to escape the depression and sorrow, she imagines herself as Rapunzel because she wants freedom from humans and also from everyday sRead more

    Amanda desires to be a Rapunzel because she is fed up with the daily taunts of her parents. Every day, she listens to their harsh words which affect her life. In order to escape the depression and sorrow, she imagines herself as Rapunzel because she wants freedom from humans and also from everyday shouting.

    She imagines herself locked in the tower which has no doors. There she feels better and does not want any humans around her.

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    The speaker asks Amanda not to eat chocolate because she got acne i.e. pimples last time because of eating too much chocolates. Read summary of this poem.

    The speaker asks Amanda not to eat chocolate because she got acne i.e. pimples last time because of eating too much chocolates.

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    Amanda imagines herself as an orphan because she is tired of daily taunts of her parents. She is subjected to insult, shouting and harsh behaviour of her parents which is cannot bear. In order to escape the reality she imagines herself as an orphan. She imagines roaming around the city with no restrRead more

    Amanda imagines herself as an orphan because she is tired of daily taunts of her parents. She is subjected to insult, shouting and harsh behaviour of her parents which is cannot bear. In order to escape the reality she imagines herself as an orphan.

    She imagines roaming around the city with no restrictions and enjoying freedom and peace like the orphans.

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    Amanda imagines herself Rapunzel but does not want to let her hair down like the mythological Rapunzel because she is fed up with humans. She is tired of harsh words. She does not find any compassion or love in humans. As Rapunzel, she wants to live in the tower without a door. There will be quietneRead more

    Amanda imagines herself Rapunzel but does not want to let her hair down like the mythological Rapunzel because she is fed up with humans. She is tired of harsh words. She does not find any compassion or love in humans.

    As Rapunzel, she wants to live in the tower without a door. There will be quietness, peace and liberty.

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    After reading the poem, it appears that Amanda is neither too young nor too old. She seems to be a child of around 10 years. Read summary of this poem.

    After reading the poem, it appears that Amanda is neither too young nor too old. She seems to be a child of around 10 years.

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    Amanda commits mistakes. She might be at some fault but we cannot put the whole blame on her. She is a child. She still needs to grow up in order to understand the reality of world. However the way she is being treated is totally wrong. Every day she is subjected to taunts and insults. She is constaRead more

    Amanda commits mistakes. She might be at some fault but we cannot put the whole blame on her. She is a child. She still needs to grow up in order to understand the reality of world. However the way she is being treated is totally wrong.

    Every day she is subjected to taunts and insults. She is constantly restricted from doing things. The speaker keeps shouting at her without thinking how it is affecting her. Thus Amanda lacks human compassion which makes her moody, irritating, enraged and depressed.

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    In the beginning, we find that Amanda is an innocent and careless child. However after going through the lines and what she thinks, we come to know that she is subjected to continuous torture by the speaker (who is her parent). She is constantly stopped from doing things and abused. Hence to escapeRead more

    In the beginning, we find that Amanda is an innocent and careless child. However after going through the lines and what she thinks, we come to know that she is subjected to continuous torture by the speaker (who is her parent).

    She is constantly stopped from doing things and abused. Hence to escape from the torture she imagines. herself away from her parents. However in the end, she stops imagining. It appears that she has lost her thinking creativity. Hence she is now moody, stubborn, irritated and angry.

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