Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?

No, Amanda is not an orphan. She says so because she wants to be all alone. She wants to move around in the street alone and play with dust with her bare feet. She finds silence ‘golden’ and freedom ‘sweet’. That is why, she calls herself an orphan.

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