<em>They contribute to the exposition by providing additional background information on the friendship between Mrs. Pontellier and Madame Ratignolle</em>.<em> </em>This is the correct option.
Mrs . Pontellier shares her hobby with her friend, Adele. This is painting. The reader learns about women at the time. Madame Ratignolle, Adele, is a typical Victorian woman; she is a faithfull wife and adores his children Mrs. Pontellier is also a mother but she seems to be more distant to her children. There is a contrast between these two women. They do not feel the same towards their roles of wiwes and mothers. Mrs.Pontellier meets a man, Robert, through Adele.
These options are not right:
-They contribute to the falling action by introducing a series of events that take place between Mrs. Pontellier and her close friend Madame Ratignolle after the climax. ( The scenes come before the climax).
-They contribute to the rising action by introducing a secondary conflict related to Mrs. Pontellier’s envy of the ease with which Madame Ratignolle manages traditional female roles. ( In fact, the <em>main</em> conflict is activated , in part, by Madam Ratignolle's view of traditional women. She is a creole and she speaks freely about unfaithfulness. This attitude activates some awakening in Mrs. Pontelllier; she is bored with her married life).
-They contribute to the climax by marking a turning point in the series of events that take place between Mrs. Pontellier and her close friend Madame Ratignolle. ( The scenes do not mark a turning point between the relationship between the two women. The turning point will be within Mrs. Pontellier herself).
