Question

justify the title "The little girl" by Katherine Mansfield

Answer 1

This is story about a little girl. She feared her father greatly. She thought that he was hard-hearted and strict. She always avoided him. He often rebuked her. Once he beat her severely for tearing his important papers. But one night, her mother was in the hospital. The little girl was afraid of the dark. But her father consoled her. She slept beside her father. Then she realised that her father was very good.

Answer 2

Answer:

The title of the story 'The little girl' is apt as it is about a little girl Kezia. The story describes the experience, opinions, observations made by Kezia. The story is narrated from the point of view of Kezia alone. Her views about her father, her mother,her grandmother, their cook Alice and their neighbours Mr. MacDonalds. Thus the title is appropriate.

Kezia's father is a busy man and she was afraid of him. Her father would always give her instructions but never made any effort to know what she expected from him. She wanted his love and company. But he only wanted to her to be obedient, disciplined, organised and a perfect person. As a little girl, she couldn't built up self-confidence to feel free to talk. The entire story moves around her expectations. So, the title is apt and appropriate.