QN: What do you think was Mother's first impression of the Umbrella Man and how different was it from her final impression of him?

QN: What do you think was Mother's first impression of the Umbrella Man and how different was it from her final impression of him?

*quotes should not be longer than 7 words!

Explanation: This quote demonstrates that [character] is [character trait] because [explanantion bla bla bla]

This quote shows that she is very wary, and she doesn’t easily believe in others.

This quote shows that she is very cautious.

This quote shows that she is very doubtful and suspicious of the man despite his "honest" replies

This quote shows that she doesn't really believe the umbrella man.

This shows the mother had sharp intuition.

This quote shows that she is very logical and would have to think through this rule before believing or talking to strange men

This quote shows that the mother is very cautious as she looks at the umbrella man with disapproval and suspicion, not trusting him completely.

this quote shows that the mother is very wary. i say she is wary because she sensed that something was not right and she was suspicious about it and went to investigate

Mom was suspicious because she wanted to see what the man was up to because he wasn't going to book a taxi but instead walking really fast away

This shows that he is quite suspicious.

This quote shows that the mother is cautious towards the umbrella men, by testing is boundary using harsh word shows that she does not trust strangers without knowing their true faces

Explanation: This demonstrates that the mother was impatient because she cut off the Umbrella Man while he was talking.

This shows he was an alcoholic and liked the taste of alcohol which he tried to savor and get every drop of.

the quote shows that the narrator is naive. it means that the narrator trusted the man at first, and only when it was too late then she came to the realization that he was lying the whole time

This shows that he is dishonest.

This quote demonstrates that the narrator is naive because she wanted to believe him as he seemed like an old sweet man who had no bad intentions or ulterior motives.

This quote shows that the narrator is naive as the man is actually a scammer but she was tricked by the old man's disguise, trusting him and even asking her mother to trust him even though he is a total stranger made me feel that she's naive

this shows that she is naive and easily believes people, wanting her mother to do the same rather than her mother to be suspicious

This shows that he is a cunning man who has scammed so many people that he is used to it.

P:Mother was suspicious and thought he was a strange man at first and in the end, he was a liar and dishonest man.

E:"With strange men, she had a golden rule" and "he lied to us shows the difference in how the umbrella man seemed to Mother

D:

A:Mother kept on judging him and questioning him when he offered his umbrella in exchange for a pound. This shows how she was suspicious and unwilling to buy the umbrella from him. When she saw the man used the pound which he said he was going to use to get a taxi to buy whiskey, she saw how the man had lied and deceived her so that she would given him the pound.

L:In the end, she saw his true colors of being a scammer and bad man rather than just the innocent but strange man she thought of at first.

After seeing the true colours of the man, the mother was very angry. Even when she was very cautious and distant from the man, the man somehow manage to persuade her to exchange the umbrella for one pound to get more alcoholic drinks. This can be shown by ' "So that's his little game!" my mother said'

This quote demonstrates that the umbrella man is well mannered because he doesnt just jump straight to the point but instead politely asked the mother.

This quote demonstrates that the narrator is very wary of the old man as she did not believe the old man.

This quote demonstrates that the narrator is empathetic because she felt horrible to the old man as he had to be treated badly by her mother.

This quote demonstrates that the mother was hard to pleased as she still did not believe the old man.

This quote demonstrates that the old man was focus on his task because was also sidestepping other pedestrians.

E: The line "'Yes?' my mother said, very cool and distant"

D: uses dialogue

A: to imply that the mother was very cautious towards the umbrella man as the umbrella man, who was a stranger to her, suddenly approached her to ask her to do him a favour. The mother was doubtful of the umbrella man and did not know whether he was trying to scam her.

L: Her first impression was different from her final impression as she was unaware that the umbrella man would soon use the money she gave him to buy a treble whisky instead of using it to pay the taxi fare.

afterwards the mother thought the umbrella man was cunning as he scammed them with umbrellas he stole and made them pay for it without them realizing sooner

He’s clever, sneaky, and shameless , using charm and lies to get free drinks by conning people out of umbrellas and money.

The girl is sharp, curious, and thoughtful — she notices details and quietly questions things.

The mother is proud, cautious, but gullible. She trusts appearances too much and ends up being tricked despite her suspicions.

'then what are you asking'

Evidence: She stared at him coldly and said things like, “Are you asking me to give you money?”

Development: This shows she didn’t trust him and was careful around strangers, especially nice ones.

Analysis: But later, she believed he was a rich, kind gentleman and even said, “I shouldn’t be surprised if he isn’t a titled person. Sir Harry Goldsworthy or something like that.”

Link: In the end, she was totally wrong because he tricked her and used her money to buy whisky.

Evidence: She gave him a frosty-nosed stare and was very sharp when she asked him questions.

Development: This shows she was careful and didn’t believe strangers easily, especially ones who seemed too nice.

Analysis: But later, she thought he was kind and important, saying he might be someone like “Sir Harry Goldsworthy.”

Link: In the end, she found out he was a liar and felt silly because he tricked her to get money for a drink.

This shows how manipulative the man is by pretending to be polite and convincing the mother that he needed the pound for a taxi fare.

This quote shows that the narrator is kind and understanding because she felt sorry for the old man and didn’t agree with how her mother treated him.

The quote shows that the mother is a suspicious person. she was suspicious about the old man

He was trying to convince the woman to buy the umbrella

The narrator was the opposite of her mother and she was caring and pitied the old man.

From the mother's dialogue, I can tell he is a very suspicious/cautious person even though that he was very kind and gentle person. She was still suspicious of him that she followed him to see what he was up to

It shows that he is a grateful and obliged person

This quote shows that the narrator already knows that the umbrella man was a scammer and untrustworthy.

This shows that the mother is easily suspicious of random people because she suspected that the man she just only met was a trickster or a scammer

these quotes show how at first Mother found him as someone trying to trick them, and in the end, as someone that lied to them because of his ulterior motives. The difference between both impressions is that at first, Mother was unsure of the Umbrella Man's intentions compared to after, when she knew that he was a crook after showing his true colors. This shows how the mother was right to suspect the Umbrella Man.

E: "'Yes?' my mother said, cool and distant", and "I saw my mother looking at him suspiciously" is the evidence.

D: The device used in the passage is foreshadowing.

A: When the narrator and the mother first met the umbrella men, the mother was suspicious that the umbrella was a con artist. Eventually, she trusted the umbrella man, and after finding out that she had been scammed, she was disappointed and felt distasteful.

L: Hence, the mother had a distrustful impression of the umbrella man.