Avarice
What does Avarice mean?
Greed
What comparison does the poet make at the beginning of the poem?
She compares money to a lover who goes to buy milk and never comes back.
What is the setting of this poem?
It happens in the past when many people were struggling financially.
Six years old
Why does the speaker feel nostalgic about a time of hardship?
She longs for a time when life was more simple.
Who comes to the door?
People trying to sell items or services so they can make some money to survive.
How do we know that the girl feels guilty for her behavior?
She hides or buries the objects that she steals.
What simile does the poet use in regards to the woman?
She is like a woman journeying for water from a village without a well.
How do the parents respond to the door-to-door sales people?
They send them away without buying anything. The father is annoyed.
What is similar or different about the items the girl collects?
Some have value and others do not.
When the woman has money, what does she buy?
Roast chicken and red wine.
What lessons do the parents teach the children about money?
To save money in the bank and keep track of it with a passbook.
To give money to the church.
Not to give money to the needy people.
How does the poet create ambiguity?
We never find out why the girls hoards these items.
What is the deeper meaning of this poem?
The speaker values the simple things in life.
How does the author feel about the parents' choices?
The author seems to think that they could be more generous.