what is the summary of the story A Little Girl by Katherine Mansfield
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Kezia’s father was a busy man. He was so much lost in his business that he had no time for his family. Being an over disciplined man, he was strict with Kezia as well. He never had those soft feelings for his little daughter nor did he pet her for a while. All he did was giving her a perfunctory kiss rather than a loving one. His presence at home frightened Kezia and she felt relieved when he was gone. Kezia was able to speak without stuttering but in her father’s presence she stuttered and had all those speech problems. In an attempt to speak normally in her formidable father’s presence, she stuttered. In spite of all, Kezia’s father had a loving heart.
The Macdonalds who lived next door made an exuberant, lively, playful family. Looking through the vegetable garden-wall, Kezia saw the five children playing with their father, turning a hose at him and the father tickling the children. When compared with her scary father who never played with her, Kezia saw the height of love between father and children next door and she loved the MacDonald family.
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Parents need to punish their children when it is necessary to do so and children who have been punished exceedingly too much or too less undergo a poor formation. Kezia father belongs to the wrong kind of parents. His act of forming his little child was unfit and the instance of his hitting Kezia for ruining his very important speech-sheets was unjustifiably wrong. On one side the sheets were important for him but the fact that Kezia ruined them for making him a birthday gift stands strongly against the father.
Kezia and her Father
Why was Kezia scared of her father?
Kezia’s father was a busy man. He did works that required extreme care and great responsibility. He was so much lost in his business that hr had no time for his family. Being an over disciplined man, he was strict with Kezia as well. He never had those soft feelings for his little daughter nor did he pet her for a while. All he did was giving her a perfunctory kiss rather than a loving one. His presence at home frightened Kezia and she felt relieved when he was gone.
What was unusual about Kezia’ stuttering?
Kezia was able to speak without stuttering but in her father’s presence she stuttered and had all those speech problems. In an attempt to speak normally in her formidable father’s presence, she stuttered.
Do you think that Kezia’ father didn’t love her?
No, Kezia’s father had a loving heart. In spite of his formidable character and strict life style, he had in him a soft, loving parent sleeping. Whether he was not aware of it, or he never had a turn to pet his child, he was a loving father.
A Birthday Gift
How did Kezia make a pin-cushion for her father?
Kezia made a pin-cushion for her father’s birthday. She had given all her heart to make the cushion as beautiful as possible. After sewing three sides of the cushion, she went all through the house in search of cotton to fill it. Having failed to secure cotton, she found a pile of papers on which her father had written an important speech which he had to deliver to the Port Authorities.
To what extend do you blame Kezia for tearing her father’s papers?
Kezia cannot be entirely blamed for tearing her father’s speech to fill the cushion. She was too small to understand the importance of a speech to her father. Considering her concern for her father, considering the time she spent to make the cushion, she cannot be blamed for all that she had done.
“That night there was a hue and cry in the house. What made the hue and cry?
Pick out an instance that portrays the insensitive crudeness of Kezia’s mother.
Mothers, whether they are Asians or Americans or any kind, always stand with their kids in times of crises. Kezia’s mother is a typical and rare example for insensitive crudeness. In the story, when Kezia explained to her mother how she tore the pages into shreds, mother immediately leads her down to her father’s presence. She could have saved the child from her angry father’s wrath and punishment.
Do you justify Kezia’ father’s punishing her for ruining his great speech? Give reasons.
Parents need to punish their children when it is necessary to do so and children who have been punished too much or too less undergo a poor formation. Kezia’s father belongs to the wrong kind of parents. His act of forming his little child was unfit and the instance of his hitting Kezia for ruining his very important speech-sheets was unjustifiable. On one side, the sheets were important for him but the fact that Kezia ruined them for making him a birthday gift stands strongly against the father.