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After Amy returns from school, Marmee separates the rule Amy broke from the humiliating way Mr. Davis punished her.
“I should not have chosen that way of mending a fault,” replied her mother; “but I’m not sure that it won’t do you more good than a milder method. You are getting to be rather conceited, my dear, and ...
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Narration Prompt
Retell how Amy's lime debts lead from social success to public punishment and Marmee's counsel. Include the choices that make Amy responsible and the moments that make Mr. Davis's response troubling.
Discussion Questions
- When Amy calls limes "debts of honor," is she describing fair repayment or a system that pressures girls to buy favor? What in the trade makes you decide?
- Amy refuses Jenny a lime after Jenny mocks her; Jenny then reports Amy after the maps are praised. How are their choices alike, and where do they differ?
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Using sharp humor to mock someone, as Jenny does to Amy
Item 2
Kept causing bitter resentment after another person was praised
Item 3
Eager to hurt someone in return for a hurt or insult
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