Question

In what way was sophie's hero worship and fantasizing at adds with her socio econimic background ?was she justified in dreaming the impossible ?

Answer 1

Sophie’s hero worship and fantasizing were in clash with her socio-economic background. She belonged to a family of meager means and resources. However, her dreaming and fantasizing were quite extreme. She could not afford to day dream and be lost in her reveries. In order to make her dreams become realities, she needed to work very hard, which she did not do. Not only she suffered from excessive day-dreaming, she was prone to telling lies too. She was not justified. As a consequence, no body trusted her. Her father, Geoff, and Jansie, her friend wanted her to behave more sensibly.