” Should Wizard Hit Mommy'” is a lesson by John Updike who presents the worldview of a little child. Jack used to tell stories to his daughter Jo in the evenings and for Saturdays naps. Every story was a product of his head.

Why Wizards should not hit Mommy?

The wizard should hit that unreasonable mommy on the head and leave Roger Skunk emitting the pleasant smell of roses. In the beautiful world of a child's imagination, fairies and wizard's are more real than reality itself. She could not digest the harsh realities of life.

Should wizard hit mommy deep meaning?

Jo's shocking pronouncement that the wizard should hit Roger's mother to punish her suggests that Jack's resentment towards his wife is not staying well-hidden, and is in fact subconsciously influencing Jo's life, even during story time which is supposed to be both Jo and Jack's reprieve from reality.