In "No Gumption" , Russell mom plays the role of some sort of manager for him because he has "no gumption", no competitive or ambitious spirit. She is determined to make her son something of himself, so she finds him a job and makes him stick to it even though he is terrible at it. She fails in making him a salesman, but encourages him when he finds something he could be good at, like writing.
A common theme is cultural integrity.
D. It's the only one that is going off of a stereotype. The stereotype is that the town hall always makes bad decisions.
