By Speech Table 3: Children’s Independence Reflected in Characterization

175 No. Category Novel Title Page Quotation Explanation punishment. Well, I was wrong. It wasn’t Robert after all. It was somebody else.”

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51. Naughty Amelia Jane 27 “Brave Amelia Jane Thank you so much for rescuing us” “Don’t mention it” said Amelia. “I am trying very hard to be good now .” Amelia tries to be humble by saying “Don’t mention it” and be a good friend. 52. 36 “I’ll run after all the toys with that pin I trod on” she thought. Amelia Jane makes her own decision to have fun by frightening the toys with a pin she brings. 53. 42 “I’ll shall dig in the sand and throw it over everybody ” said naughty Amelia Jane. “And I shall get my pail and fill it full of water and pour it down the golly’s neck Ho, won’t he jump” Amelia Jane makes her decision how to have fun with the toys by throwing the sand to the toys and pouring the golly’s neck with water. 54. 55 “Oh, you good creature” sobbed Amelia Jane. “I don’t deserve to be rescued—I was so unkind to you —but oh, I’m so glad to see you” Amelia Jane gives a compliment to the toys because they rescue her. 55. 56 “I won’t tease you anymore, any of you,” wept Amelia. “It was so kind of you to remember I was on the rock and come to rescue me. Thank you ever and ever so much.” Amelia states her promise to the toys not to be naughty again because she has been rescued by them. 56. 101 “I won’t shoot any one any more. Here’s the old pop-gun ” she cried and she threw it out of the cupboard to the teddy bear. “Stop shooting me I’m wounded everywhere’ Amelia Jane promises not to shoot her with the pop-gun anymore. Then she asks the toys to stop shooting her with the toy gun. 57. 156 “Can I borrow some of your water?” she asked the fish. And then, without waiting Amelia Jane decides to ask the fish permission to use the water on its bowl 176 No. Category Novel Title Page Quotation Explanation for an answer, she dipped the sponge into the water and made it dripping wet. to make her sponge wet and trick the toys. 58. 184 “It serves me right,” said Amelia Jane. “I’ll put some good ointment on my hands, and I’ll have to go about with a burnt bit of dress in front. Oh, I’m so glad you’ve forgiven me, Toys I won’t be naughty again.” Amelia Jane knows how to cure her burnt hands. She will apply the ointment. Besides, she will fix her burnt dress. 59. 3 . By Other’s Comments The Six Bad Boys 18 “Yes, I liked him,” said Mrs. Mackenzie, secretly wondering what kind of things Bob would be ‘up’ to. He had a bold look about him – she thought he would dare to do a good many things he ought not to do. And what a good-looking boy he was Mrs. Mackenzie assumes that Bob is an independent boy by having courage to do a good many things. 60. 24 “Good work” said Tom admiringly to Bob. “I say—that was brave of you. You might have been badly bitten. I hate to interfere when two dogs begin a fight.” Tom admits the independence and courage of Bob to safe two dogs in a fight. 61. 111 “He’s a good boy too,” said her husband. “Look how he came in every evening and read to Pat when she had the flu last week. He made the child as happy as a blackbird ” Mr. Mackenzie responses positively upon Bob’s kindness to his daughter, Pat. 62. 146 Christmas was coming. Pat was home again. She was lively and happy once more, and would be going back to school after Christmas. She talked and talked about Bob: Bob said this and Bob said that. Bob gave me this and Bob is going to give me that. Pat has a positive impression to Bob for giving her many things. 63. 189 “The boy’s a good boy. He’s sorry and Mr. Mackenzie’s statement implies that 177 No. Category Novel Title Page Quotation Explanation ashamed, and this has been such a lesson to him that I’m certain he’ll never do such a thing again ,” said Mr. Mackenzie. “I’d trust him as I trust my own son Donald.” Bob is independent to take a lesson from his mistakes.

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