Question

What was Kezia’s father’s routine after coming back from the office?

Answer 1

Hint: The question is taken from the lesson ‘Little Girl’. The story is about a girl named Kezia. She was very afraid of her father as he appeared to be very rude and harsh to everybody in the house and hence she always tried to avoid him.

Complete answer:
Kezia was a little girl who used to live with her parents and her grandmother. She was always afraid of her father as her father was strict and critical. Before going to the office, her father went into her room to give her a casual kiss.

After coming back from the office, Kezia’s father had a daily routine set for himself. After coming back, he asked her mother to bring some tea for him. He also asked her to bring him his slippers and the newspaper. He asked Kezia to pull off his boots. On Sunday, he used to relax by lying on the sofa and sleeping soundly. During this time, her mother used to read the newspaper.

Kezia’s father had a loud voice and he wore spectacles. He looked at her daughter in a terrifying way. He had a cold behaviour towards her daughter which made her consider him as a giant who had big hands and neck.

Note: The author of the lesson is Katherine Mansfield. She was born in 1888 in New Zealand.
She used to write short stories and poems and is considered to be a prominent modernist writer.
The Little Girl teaches us how a loving and caring relationship between parents and children can help in strengthening the bond and attachment in the family.