Question: Analyze the following paragraph from the "In the Land of the Free" in terms of its description and Far's language choices overall. Why would Far start her description of the missionary school in such a manner? Why does Far use a bird reference at the end, why the reference to "forget[ting]" and memory overall, and how does this section fit into the larger narrative of the piece? Be sure to treat this like a mini essay in terms of structure.
"The room was filled with children, - most of them wee tots, but none so wee as her own. The mission woman talked as she walked. She told Lae Choo that little Kim, as he had been named by the school, was the pet of the place, and that his little tricks and ways amused and delighted every one. He had been rather difficult to manage at first and had cried much for his mother; "but children so soon forget, and after a month he seemed quite- at home and played around as bright and happy as a bird."