Mrs Minchin

It is easy to hate the headmaster of the Seminary. Miss Minchin is a dominant and unfriendly person and can be very cruel. When Sara lost all her wealth Miss Minchin made her a servant of her school but not out of symphathy. Sara is treated even worse than her fellow servant, Becky. It may be concluded that Miss Minchin simply likes to persecute Sara but things are not that easy. There are several reasons that Miss Minchin is so mad at Sara.

The Seminary means everything to her. So she is always worried about its reputation as well as its financial status. Girls with rich fathers are therefore welcome guests. Sara's father is very rich so here comes a great opportunity to get a new show pupil for the Seminary. Unfortunately not long after Sara's arrival a very unpleasant incident happened. Due to a misunderstanding Miss Minchin experienced a humiliation in front of the class. Since then Sara always remained a rebellious child in Miss Minchin's view. Nevertheless she continues using Sara as a show pupil.

Everything is almost forgotten when the news of the diamond mines which Sara's father has invested in reach the Seminary. Miss Minchin sees a great chance and does everything to make Sara feel comfortable. Because Sara's birthday is approaching Miss Minchin spends a lot of money to arrange the birthday party. But suddenly everything is lost. No show pupil, no money. Miss Minchin has actually lost money because of Sara. Miss Minchin feels deceived. She did not like to arrange that gorgeous party for Sara. She thought she was forced to do that to uphold the reputation of the Seminary and eventually get some extra financial support. But everything was in vain and she makes Sara responsible for that. Moreover Sara always has been a rebellious child, has she not?

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