Sending a Little Girl Into a Snow Storm = Worst Father Ever

Lucy's father predicts a snowy night, and sends her into the storm with a lantern to provide light for her mother. Lucy, obviously either eager to please her father, or worried for her mother, gladly agrees to venture into danger. I am struck by how simple Wordsworth's writing can be at times. He obviously does not want flowery language to take away from the true beauty and horror of the story. Not to say that his writing isn't beautiful, but there is a simple loveliness about it. Truthfully, Lucy father sounds terrifying. He has a hook. There is such a purity about Lucy. She is so obedient of her parents and doesn't seem to show a single fault. In essence, she is the purest form of human.