Question

[Madame Ratignolle] acceded to the suggestion of bouillon, which was grateful and acceptable. [Robert Lebrun] went himself to the kitchen, which was a building apart from the cottages and lying to the rear of the house. And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sèvres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer. *** Madame Lebrun went back to the machine, crimson with annoyance. Victor was the younger son and brother—a tête montée [hot-headed], with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break. Which best explains why the author included both of these scenes in the story? to develop a contrast between the two sons of Madame Lebrun to develop an understanding of the role of women during the time period to develop a contrast between Madame Ratignolle and Madame Lebrun to develop an understanding of the role of men during the time period

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to develop a contrast between the two sons of Madame Lebrun.

In the excerpts from "The Awakening," the author Kate Chopin makes reference to Madame Lebrun's two sons, Robert and Victor. She describes a scene in which Robert offers his mother some soup, goes into the kitchen and brings it to her with a few crackers. On the other hand, Chopin provides an account of Robert's brother, Victor, whose bad temper and stubbornness makes his mother furious.