Central Idea
This poem describes several encounters between Amanda and her mother, in which her mother always corrects her behaviour, telling her to sit up straight and not to sulk, to clean her room and not to have chocolates. In response, Amanda withdraws into a world of fantasy and imagines herself to be in other situations than her own – as a mermaid, as an orphan and as the princess Rapunzel.
In childhood, we are happy to listen to fairy tales and believe in them. But at some point of time or the other, we all have to grow up. One part of growing up is leaving fairy tales behind and learning to accept reality as it is. Hence, we must get used to having our own set of responsibilities, such as doing our homework or keeping our rooms clean.
This is a part of every child’s growth into adolescence and then adulthood. But Amanda wants to indulge in fantasies than clean her room or her shoes. She wants to postpone growing up and would like to remain a child for just a little bit longer.
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