Answer:
It meant that she didn't have that many jobs to choose from since she was a black woman at the time meaning the only thing she could pursue is teaching since you needed to know stuff for it but luckily she got a job at NASA.
Explanation:
In "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold, the speaker, in a world filled with misery, finds solace with his death. Since there is nothing he can do to change the world he lives in, the only solution and escape is death.
I think it would be he warns Phillip to avoid swimming in the water because of the sharks.
