Question

9. Anne stated in the following simile, "They had no right to swing me back and forth like a pendulum on a clock." What does she mean by this?

Anne wanted to be different and change herself in her own way.

Anne wanted to conform and be like everyone else.

Answer 1

Anne felt that she was being controlled and manipulated by others, like a pendulum on a clock that is constantly being moved back and forth without any say in the matter.