Please elaborate on the question.
Celebration for his birthday
In looking at the answer choices, a few can be dismissed immediately. From the passage it doesn't seem that the dismissal of the narrator's questions affects her too much. Therefore we can eliminate answers that show a drastic change in the narrator's emotions (the narrator feeling inadequate, lacking control, and fearing she may be doomed). The only answer left is that the narrator is dismissed. In gothic literature women are often seen as helpless, innocent victims.
Explanation:
According to "The Immigrant Contribution," how is immigration a "gesture of faith in social mobility"? ... Immigrants believe that moving to the United States offers them a chance to improve their social and economic status.
