What do you think Amanda mother's …

The girl in this poem named Amanda craves for peace and freedom in her life. However, she is always reminded of her mistakes by her mother. Amanda’s mother wants her to follow the code of conduct of good behavior.

She constantly keeps nagging Amanda as she wants her to be obedient and well-mannered. However while doing this,she forgets that Amanda is only a child and must be permitted some freedom. The poet has written about the condition of those children who are continually pestered by their parents in the name of good behavior.

Amanda too feels pestered since her mother’s keeps constantly nagging her. Amanda is always pointed at for her mistakes and small things such as like not sitting straight and hunching and slouching while sitting, not cleaning her shoes and her room, not completing her homework, and so on.This makes Amanda feel that she is being constantly pressurized in being a well-behaved girl as per her mother’s demand.