An atlas is a book that contains many maps.
It reminds the speaker of who the speaker is and their identity, not only that but it reinforces the speakers feeling of separation
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Um ok I try to help you if I find a story
The theme of the piece would be women are suffering and there does not seem to be any relief in sight. The only plausible answer is option A or option B, but the words 'they are more patient' in option A is a little bit of unsupported generalization rather than a theme, so i'd pick B.
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