Summary of the poem Amanda
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This poem has been written by Robin Klein. It depicts the state of a little girl's mind who is continuously instructed about what to do and what to do not.
The little girl Amanda is told not to bite her nails. She is told not to hunch her shoulders and to sit straight. She is told to finish her homework and tidy her room and she is strictly forbidden to eat chocolate for fear that she might get acne. She is also accused of sulking (sadness). But, the little girl Amanda keeps dreaming of a life of freedom in the open. She dreams that she is a mermaid in the sea. She also dreams that she is an orphan and she is roaming barefoot in the dusty street. She also dreams that she is rapunzel who lives alone in the high tower.
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The poem Amanda is about a small child whose parents are forever nagging her about what to do and what not to do. This frequent interference makes her very unhappy. It seems as if she is not free to do anything that she wants to do. She wants freedom from all restrictions.