 Why does Matilda feel she was being made fun of?
Matilda admired her mother's use of the word osmosis, but she found nothing which was not objectionable about being unaware of the impact of love. Matilda switched her bed lamp on and dabbed some citronella on each ear lobe and a little droplet on her chin (how she hated insects!). Someone in Nebraska wanted to trade match books; someone in New York needed a midwestern pen pal, but it was a woman; an elderly man interested in ornithology wanted a young chick correspondent interested in the same subject; a young, personable man wanted an editorial position because he thought he had something to offer the editorial world; and— Matilda read the next one twice. Matilda always liked to think in terms of stereotypes.
 She thought Gorka was playing with her trusting nature by telling her lies.
 She though t Gorka was making up stories to appeal to her childish nature.  She thought Gorka was playing with her trusting nature by telling her lies.  She thought Gorka didn’t respe ct her enough,  She thought Gorka was trying to make her feel stupid by saying things she couldn’t disprove.