What conclusion about human understanding is supported by Kezia’s changed feelings at the end?

Correct answer: Experience can change an incorrect belief.

The governing concept is that direct experience can revise a limited or mistaken judgement. Kezia has formed her opinion of her father from his stern voice, formal behaviour and her own nervousness; she therefore interprets him as frightening rather than loving. When she is alone and frightened at night, her father responds with physical comfort and protection. That experience gives her new evidence about his character and changes her emotional conclusion. Option A is correct because it describes this movement from assumption to understanding. B is false because punishment does not automatically create affection. C is an exaggerated comparison, and D ignores Kezia’s growing emotional insight. The ending therefore demonstrates learning through experience, not a sudden change in the father’s identity.