A few attributes of story:-
-The aunt is tyrannical. She thinks Boy would try to enter into the garden, only because she told him not to.
-It is depicted that Adult lacks a lot of imagination due to their indulgence in real world than children.
-In the climax, the punishment is turned upon herself, because she lied about Jam.
-The aunt felt like she spent her time in some detention, she is furious but at the time can't say anything, because she fell from the grace due to lying about Jam.
-Story is from 3rd person perspective. Adults, from the point of view of author, lack any clear thinking, imagination and pretty much they think that child is an annoyance.