Why does the ending give an emotional resolution?

Because fear is replaced by safety and understanding of love

The ending resolves Kezia’s emotional conflict because a frightening relationship is reinterpreted through an experience of care. When her father protects and comforts her at night, she understands that his strictness does not mean absence of love. She begins to feel safe with him and recognizes the affection behind his difficult manner. The fear that separated them is therefore replaced by trust and emotional understanding.

Choice C is correct because it explains this movement from fear to security and love. Kezia does not leave her father, and communication does not completely end. The Macdonald family may provide a contrast, but it does not become the centre of the ending. The emotional resolution comes from Kezia’s new understanding of her own father and their relationship.

This is a Class 9 English question. Chapter: The Little Girl. Topic: Parent-child relationships.