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Where lies the central moral tension in the pin-cushion incident?

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Correct answer: In the child's loving intention and the harmful result

The governing concept is the difference between intention and consequence. Kezia wants to make a useful pin-cushion for her grandmother and believes that the papers in Father’s room are ordinary sheets. She does not intend disrespect or destruction, yet the papers are important and her action causes damage. Father sees the result before understanding the child’s loving purpose, so he punishes her. Option D is correct because it captures this moral tension between an innocent intention and an unintended wrong result. The other options do not explain the ethical conflict at the centre of the incident.

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Class 9EnglishThe Little GirlMoral ConflictParent Child RelationshipsClass 9 Mcq

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