The epitaph of Mrs. Purkapile is part of Edgar Lee Masters'<em> "Spoon River Anthology". </em>It was published in 1915. This is a sequence of 245 free-verse epitaphs that are presented in the form of monologues. They are written from the point of view of deceased citizens of a small town.
The correct answer is option C: "<em>And out of respect for my own character / I refused to be drawn into a divorce."</em> These lines directly state the reason that Mrs. Purkapile had for staying married.
They needed to set up a new government and wanted to be sure it could not harm their rights.
Answer:
There are many reasons we need to protect wilderness: Wilderness protects watersheds that provide clean drinking water to surrounding communities. Wilderness filters and cleans the air we breathe. Many animals we love call wilderness their home.
