The girl with a moustache" they called me every now and then" It's about time you wax your arms" those who "cared" said I faced the fears of the dreaded thread on my face To succumb every other week to the world's ways

Sanhita Baruah
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The song "The Girl with a Moustache" was written by the poet and musician John Lennon. The poem is about a young girl stuck in a small town and unable to move on because of her father's strict rules. The girl is described as having a small moustache which becomes the focus of attention. The moustache also stands for her individuality.

She is not afraid of the world because of her small moustache. The line, “I faced the fears of the dreaded thread on my face” shows that she has more courage than anyone else she knows. Without this courage, she would be scared of what everyone else thinks of her.

She would be subject to their rules and expectations. Instead, she faces the fear head on. This line also refers to how hard it was for her to break free from her father’s control physically by showing him her bare arm.

physically but showing him her bare arm showed that she had enough courage to defy him by not wearing a shirt or covering herself up completely in fear that he would see something she did not want him to see. The line “To succumb every other week to the world’s ways” shows that she does not have any say over what happens in the world around her but lets it dictate what happens to her.

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