1. In her father's mind, the best that his daughter could do is to find a good husband for a happy life. It really did not matter that she was the only daughter, because if he had more daughters, he would have thought the same for them as well. Where the sons had to work hard to achieve greatness, the daughter just had to marry.
2. She feels that it gave her time to herself to develop into the writer that she is today. She did not have that nagging father over her should, worrying about if she was wasting her time. However, she actually wanted that from him.
3. I learned that he was a very old fashion type of guy. He grew up with gender stereotypes, and he tried to impose them on his children. It was what he thought was the best. He is like any other father. He just wants what is best for his kids.
4. Sympathetic. She grew to understand that he was just a man of his time. He did the best he could while raising and supporting this big family. He wanted her to be happy. He just had his own differing idea on how to achieve her happiness.
5. It seems as if she was always seeking her dad's approval for the life she chose to lead. It was different from the one that he had in mind, but she wanted to show him that it was the one she wanted. When he liked the story of hers, she felt that she received that approval.
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