Adults who witnessed having strict parents when they were young would connect to the storyline in Ursula Askham Fanthorpe’s “Eating Out”. This poem is told by a young girl observing her strict parent when out at an restaurant. The poems shows a strong and unforgettable scene of which would help readers recall what it was like to have strict parents. Readers who’s parents were strict would recall what it was like going out to a restaurant and having no chose of what they wanted to eats as “Father introduced London Cuisine”. It is likely that Fanthorpe intended for this poem to show the strict relationship between a parent and a child. Which relates to the importance of rules being set and passed on from generation to generation. The audience
