Question

Read these excerpts from Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams." What common theme do they share?
I don't like our room a bit. I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza [large porch]. . . but John would not hear of it. He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction.
(from "The Yellow Wallpaper")

His heart turned over like the fly-wheel of the boat, and, for the second time, her casual whim gave a new direction to his life . . . Dexter had no desire to change her. Her deficiencies were knit up with a passionate energy that transcended and justified them . . . The helpless part of trying to do anything about it was that she did it all herself.
(from "Winter Dreams")
A)the sanctity of marriage
B)the inability of people to solve problems
C)the dynamics between genders
D)the state of mental healthcare

Answer 1

The correct answer is C.

In this two excerpts we can observe how the dynamic between gender works, and how it can affect and change the other person's life.

In the first excerpt, the lady talking explains that her husband helps her keep focused on important things, rather than stir directionless.

In this case, the couple shows a dynamic in which the man of the relationship controls the woman.

In the second excerpt, the man is managed by his wife's whims. Still, he does not desire to change her, since he feels that even her flaws are filled with a passionate energy that makes them tolerable.

In this case, the couple dynamic is that of the man who tolerates tantrums and childish attitudes out of extreme and pure love.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. The dynamic between genders

Explanation:

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