Question

What can you infer from the passage about the parents’ attitudes toward letting their son travel to Paris? The mother started crying, while the father silently expressed his disapproval. The mother was overjoyed, but the father was upset. The father didn’t object, but the mother was upset. The father was uninterested, while the mother was furious.

Answer 1

The parents are experiencing sadness and frustration due to their son leaving, but at the same time they are happy for him. He is going out in the world, possibly for a job, to finally become a man. To make it short, he is growing up, that is good and bad.