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Amanda
Amanda must probably be a school-going teenager. We can understand this from the instructions her mother give her as well as the mention of acne and pimples which are usually found on a puberty-stricken teenager.
Her parents are quite strict and the instructions given to her quite similar to those given to kids of 12-14 years of age.
Summary of the Poem
The poem talks about the state of a little girl- Amanda who is being constantly given instructions about what to be done or not by her mother. Amanda doe not like this behaviour of her mother and wishes to have freedom of her own. For each and every nagging comment her mother makes, Amanda starts day-dreaming. She then comes back to reality from some other comments made by her mother. Later on, he mother asks her not to be depressed as she doesn't want others to think that she is harassing her daughter. But there is no reaction from Amanda's side because she has given up in front of her parents' dominance.
✔Robin Mc Maugh Klein, an Australian poet wrote the poem Amanda.