It is
evident from the very beginning of the narrative that the mother's little darling is not the
"sweet-voiced, nursery-school tot" that she imagines. Instead, like the imaginary ,
Laurie is rude, impudent, and disrespectful.
Laurie's mother narrates that he
"forgot to stop at the corner and wave goodbye" to her on his first day of school.
When he returns home after his first day, he slams the door. At the same time, he throws his cap
on the floor and shouts, "Isn't anybody here?" Laurie
demonstrates that it is his own habit to be loud and rude. Indeed, it would be rare for a child
to learn this behavior in just one day and then carry it out in such a bold and confident
wayunless his parents usually allow such behavior at home.
"At lunch,
he spoke insolently to his father and spilled his baby sister's milk," but he is not
scolded. Laurie contends that his teacher has said his parents "were not to take the name
of the Lord in vain." This phrase of Laurie's indicates that it is...
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