How does the title connect with the theme of empathy?

A little girl gradually understands a big emotion

Option A is correct because the title focuses attention on Kezia as a child whose emotional understanding develops gradually. At the beginning, her limited experience makes her interpret her father’s sternness as frightening and uncaring. Through the events of the story, especially the night when he comforts her, she learns to look beyond appearances and recognise his tiredness, responsibility, and affection. This movement from a child’s narrow judgement to a more compassionate view connects the title with the theme of empathy. Option B is incomplete: the title suggests more than age. Options C and D do not describe the central relationship or the main emotional change. Thus, the title highlights a child’s growth into deeper emotional understanding.

This is a Class 9 English question. Chapter: The Little Girl. Topic: empathy.