Explore how adults’ jumping to conclusions affects the lives of younger people in ‘The Winter Oak’ and ‘Leela’s friend.’ How is this presented to the reader?
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Explore how adults' jumping to conclusions affects the lives of younger people in 'The Winter Oak' and 'Leela's friend.' How is this presented to the reader? Leela's parents, throughout the story, are short tempered and preoccupied. They do not have a lot of time for Leela, leading to Sidda being her main Guardian and role model. He is very malleable and plays at Leela's command, but as a servant he has little choice in the matter: "'Sidda, come and play!' Leela would cry and Seeda had to drop any work he might be doing and run to her." He has a lot of time for Leela and his vivid imagination excites and amazes her. This demonstrated by Sidda's magical stories of the moon. Leela recognises a personality in Seeda that the adults never allow themselves to see. From the beginning, the adults never give Sidda a chance; to them he is a faceless...


