The epitaph of Mrs. Purkapile is part of Edgar Lee Masters'<em> "Spoon River Anthology". </em>It was published in 1915. This is a sequence of 245 free-verse epitaphs that are presented in the form of monologues. They are written from the point of view of deceased citizens of a small town.
The correct answer is option C: "<em>And out of respect for my own character / I refused to be drawn into a divorce."</em> These lines directly state the reason that Mrs. Purkapile had for staying married.
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1, 4, 6, 9...those should be the correct ones I think...
Answer:
C) The ways in which characters from different social classes perceive and treat each other are addressed.
Explanation:
Realism addresses real-life situations without over dramatizing the plot and scenes. A realist approach in writing will address topics without depicting happy or unrealistic outlooks. In this excerpt, the readers notice how the writer gives details about the poor girl and how Edna observes the differences between them as she looks at her feet and "notices the sand and slime between her brown toes."
