Question

Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?

Answer 1

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Amanda thinks as she is an orphan wandering in the streets.It is clear in stanza 4 .But she is not. So many instructions can be given by parents only.

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This poem is about the issue of children's growing up and their upbringing. It highlights the struggles faced by the child. Indirectly, the poet stresses that children should not devoid of

freedom and spontaneity in their natural growth. The parents have a great responsibility to bring up their children to be good citizens later. They should see that their children are unnecessarily made to feel repressed. In 'Amanda' her parents prepare her to be acceptable in the society by restricting her in many ways. But they do not feel that in doing so they curtail her freedom and space. She feels this restriction so much so that she doesn't want to grow up

but remain an orphan. Continuous taunting, nagging and fault-finding make her moody. Obviously, the results do not come out as desired. The moral of the poem is loud, lucid and clear for all.