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In the short story “The Metaphor” by Budge Wilson, a girl named Charlotte has a wonderfully flamboyant English teacher, Ms. Hancock. Mrs. Hancock has a certain way of making reading, writing and interpreting stories come alive for Charlotte. However, Charlotte’s mother does not approve of Ms. Hancock and is extremely rude and disrespectful to her. After Ms. Hancock passed away, Charlotte’s mom stated "lf you would examine this whole, perfectly natural situation with a modicum of rationality, you would see she got exactly what she deserved.” (p.232). This shows that she has no pity, no heart and no appreciation for Ms. Hancock, even if she is deceased. Charlotte’s mom is an emotionless strict, human. The reason for her attitude towards Ms. Hancock is because she strongly dislikes flashiness and drama, the qualities that represent Ms. Hancock. On page 222, Charlotte’s mom says Ms. Hancock is overdone, has too much enthusiasm and flamboyant. This shows that her mom dislikes her because they have two complete different personas and Charlotte’s mother in not in favor of the way she acts. Ms. Hancock is a happy and overenthusiastic person but Charlotte’s mom is strict and serious and will not allow any sort of silliness. Charlotte’s mom is being callous because she is hating Ms. Hancock for being herself. She has no realistic reason to be crude to the teacher. In the short story “The Metaphor” by Budge Wilson, a girl named Charlotte has a wonderfully flamboyant English teacher, Ms. Hancock. Mrs. Hancock has a certain way of making reading, writing and interpreting stories come alive for Charlotte. However, Charlotte’s mother does not approve of Ms. Hancock and is extremely rude and disrespectful to her. After Ms. Hancock passed away, Charlotte’s mom stated "lf you would examine this whole, perfectly natural situation with a modicum of rationality, you would see she got exactly what she deserved.” (p.232). This shows that she has no pity, no heart and no
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