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What does the girl yearn for? What does this poem tell you about Amanda?, Answer:, A girl like Amanda yearns for freedom and space for herself. She is incapable of fulfilling the, expectations of her parents. Amanda is no less than a symbol for all the children who face, similar situations. Traditional societies demand a certain type of behaviour from the individuals, and the training to produce such begins at a very young age. Parents ignore the innocence and, understanding level of their children and that's why the young end up killing their imagination, and thoughts., Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?, Answer:, No, Amanda is not an orphan, though she wishes to be one. She is so much stressed with the, continuous nagging of her parents that she imagines herself to be better without them. The, mere presence of her parents around her depresses her. Amanda is a little girl who seeks, ‘golden’ silence and ‘sweet’ freedom. She wishes to roam around streets and draw patterns with, her bare feet. Indeed it is horribly depressing that Amanda expects to be an orphan., Who do you think is speaking to her?, Answer:, One of her parents is speaking to her. Most probably it is her mother. In a traditional household, mother is held responsible for the conduct of child. In this case also, the range of instructions, suggests that the speaker is Amanda’s mother.