Answer: The reason why the narrator throw the umbrella down the sewer after the car accident is that the umbrella symbolized the rejection of her mother The narrator feel ashamed about her working mother who cannot afford her the standard of living like she's seen in her friends. in the end, she feel ashamed of this and the umbrella remind her of her shameful thought about her mother
I think the reason why the main character threw away her hard earn prize was that they felt ashamed about their mothers who cannot afford the standard living like her friends, at the end, she feels ashamed of this and the umbrella reminds her of her shameful thought about her mother.
