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throughout the short story "," the voice of the mother instructs the girl to never
appear slutty. Considering the language the mother uses, it's almost as if she cares more about
her daughter's perceived reputation than the actual truth of the matter. Regardless, it's clear
that other people's opinions are very important to the mother, who tries to set her daughter
right beforein her eyessome irreversible damage is done to her name.
The
significance of singing bennaa rude and gossipy folk songin Sunday school could be understood in
many ways. For one, as other answers have already pointed out, benna is not a "proper"
genre of music. It relies on talking badly about people and is not associated with good manners.
Therefore, the mother could be warning the girl about that. In addition, Sunday school and
church are holy places where people are usually on their best behavior. The warning could also
mean not disrespecting a place of worship with crude songs.
Another way
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