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The speaker's commentary upon her childhood where she believed she was "bored" while helping her father work, actually reveals nostalgia, and a recognition of the importance and true happiness of those times. It is a typical look back upon one's childhood; things which seemed tedious or unpleasant are seen in a different light after some distance is gained. Atwood includes the word "myopia"--shortsighted. There is a suggestion that the speaker was shortsighted at the time, not realizing the value of this time spent with her father. The closing lines, "Now I would know", echo with the speaker's longing to return to the time when "bordom [was] happier". Perhaps the speaker has lost her father and is missing him, or perhaps she is bogged down with worldly cares and is longing for a simpler time.
Heather Crabbe from United States