Answer:
to inform readers that increased freedom led people to imagine more independence for women
I believe it may be C or D, but am not quite sure since there is no provided background knowledge (the poem itself)
Answer:
Once he realizes that Lennie is more like a child than an adult, he starts to enjoy the company and having someone listen to him for a change. He tells Lennie about his childhood and tries to make Lennie see how lonely he is, but Lennie fails to understand the hypothetical situation that Crooks proposes.
