How does the writer use language and structure to convey her relationship with her father?

Father's decision to allow Adeline to attend school in England may seem at first to be the work of a finally enlightened man. However, the astute reader will see that this is just a continuation of Father's banal pride, a happiness that comes only when his peers are impressed. Regardless, the end result is the same: Adeline gets to make a name for herself.