how did mother react first?how were her fears laid to rest?(from chapter the umbrella man)
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Umbrella man
The narrator of “The Umbrella Man” is a 14-year-old girl. She was taken by her 34-year-old mother to a dentist. She got her tooth filled and they went to a cafe. Later they started to home where it started to rain heavily.
As they did not have umbrella, they decided to take a taxi. At the same time, an old man came with a silky umbrella who made a request to her mother. It was to give a taxi fare in exchange of his silky umbrella.
Her mother hesitated to make such deals with strange people. But as the deal seems to be reasonable, she gave twenty pounds in exchange of the umbrella. Then she proudly explained the need to judge people to her daughter.
At first the mother was hesitated, annoyed and didn't wanted to talk to the old man as she was a very suspicious person. Also she didn't wanted to do any kind of deal with the umbrella man.
Later, she accepted the deal as the deal seems to be reasonable, she gave a pound in exchange of the umbrella. She then proudly explained the need to judge people to her daughter.
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