Question

Which evidence best supports the conclusion that the narrator is telling this story with a particular child in mind? “You can see when you go to the beach, how all Pau Amma’s babies make little Pusat Taseks for themselves under every stone and bunch of weed on the sands; you can see them waving their little scissors.” “But once a year all Pau Ammas must shake off their hard armour and be soft—to remind them of what the Eldest Magician could do.” “It isn’t fair to kill or hunt Pau Amma’s babies just because old Pau Amma was stupidly rude a very long time ago.” “Pau Amma’s babies hate being taken out of their little Pusat Taseks and brought home in pickle-bottles. That is why they nip you with their scissors, and it serves you right!”

Answer 1

I think the evidence that best supports the conclusion that the narrator is telling this story with a particular child in mind is the repetitive use of the second person, addressing directly to the reader.

In addition to this, the excerpt “But once a year all Pau Ammas must shake off their hard armour and be soft—to remind them of what the Eldest Magician could do” sounds like a recommendation or a duty of all Paul Ammas, that the narrator is telling the addressed person that he7she should fulfill as a Pau Ammas.

Answer 2

The use of the expressions Little scissors when speaking about the crab.The narrator seems to be speaking about the attitude of the crabs towards humans, probably children, who put them in bottles for fun.The armours are also part of the body of the crabs and their offspring are referred to as babies. There is also the detail tht the big crab is taken as a mother of babies and has been given a name.

Answer 3

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