Question

MRS. PETERS (looking upstairs). We mustn’t—take on. MRS. HALE. I might have known she needed help! I know how things can be—for women. I tell you, it’s queer, Mrs. Peters. We live close together and we live far apart. We all go through the same things—it’s all just a different kind of the same thing. Which theme is best reinforced by the excerpt? Women could not generally count upon one another for support, advice, or company. Women were overwhelmed by the roles they had to play and usually needed extra help. Women generally felt detached from each other because of the societal roles thrust upon them. Women were too busy caring for the men in their lives to spend time with other women.

Answer 1

The best answer would be C.

This is because "We live close together and we live far apart. We all go through the same things—it’s all just a different kind of the same thing." Is explaining how women generally felt detached from one another due to the societal roles that pushed them down. and also i looked it up

Answer 2

The theme which is best reinforced by the given excerpt is that women generally felt detached from each other because of the societal roles thrust upon them. This can be seen especially from the sentence in the passage which states that, ' we live close together and we live far apart'. 'Live apart' in this sentence implies that there is no real close relationship among the women even though they are neighbors[ live together].