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Central Idea – Amanda
‘Amanda‘ is a poem about child psychology. The poem tells us about a little girl, Amanda. She is constantly and continuously being scolded most probably by her mother. But she is lost in her own world. The frequent interferences make her very unhappy. She wants freedom from all restrictions and dreams of leading the life of a mermaid in the emerald sea where she is the only inhabitant. She feels that an orphan has more freedom than her. The little girl does not pay attention to what her mother is saying. The poem thus, asserts that parents must give some freedom to growing children. Constant scolding may adversely affect a child’s development.
