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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
                                                       STD X ENGLISH
                                               CHAPTER: AMANDA – MINDMAPS





                                  • The mother constantly nagging her daughter
                        1.        • Trying to point out the right and wrong






                                  • The daughter is tired of such constant reminders
                                  • She escapes into her own world of fantasies






                                  • Social norms & expectations
                                  • Parents pointing out model behaviour
                                  • Children slowly withdraw and goes into a shell - the natural self is lost






                                                                                     Next, Amanda is scolded
                  The poem describes a girl        Further, she is nagged for          for eating too many
                  named Amanda and her             not cleaning her room and         chocolates as this causes
                  mother who is nagging her        shoes and also for not doing     pimples. She is also scolded
                  for her mistakes                 her homework                       for not listening to her
                                                                                            mother.


                  She is first pointed out most
                  probably by her mother for        She then imagines herself       So, now Amanda thinks of being
                  biting her nails and for not     to be an orphan because she      Rapunzel, a character from a fairy
                                                                                     tale and wants to live in a huge
                  sitting in the right posture.      is now fed up of being          tower like her. In the tower she
                  The mother also feels that         watched by her parents           will be alone and will live a
                  Amanda sits in a very lazy             continuously.              peaceful life and will never allow
                                                                                         anyone to come in
                  manner


                                                     She says that she would        Finally, the mother asks her to
                   To this, Amanda imagines         have enjoyed her freedom        stop being moody because she
                   herself as a mermaid who           then, by making the           doesn’t want anyone to blame
                   lives a calm and relaxing                                        her for harassing her daughter.
                   life in the beautiful green     patterns of her bare feet on      At this time the poet has not
                                                    the sand and would live a
                            sea                                                       written any reaction from
                                                         peaceful life                   Amanda’s side.
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