Ispent the first years of my life beside the hearth in my mother’s and grandmother’s kitchens, seeing how these wise women, upon entering those sacred places, became priestesses, great alchemists who dealt with water, air, fire, and earth—the four basic elements that comprise the entire universe. and the most surprising thing is that they did it in the most humble manner, as if they weren’t doing anything, as if they weren’t transforming the world with the purifying power of fire, as if they didn’t know that the foods they prepared and the rest of us ate remained in our bodies for many hours, chemically altering our organisms, nourishing our souls and our spirits and giving us an identity, a language, a legacy. what does the passage reveal about gender roles in esquivel’s culture?

women work in the kitchen to prepare meals but are humble about their work.
women are great priestesses and alchemists who work with the elements.
women are seen as sacred and holy priestesses of the earth.
the passage doesn’t discuss gender roles.

The answer is: Women work in the kitchen to prepare meals but are humble about their work.

In this passage, the Mexican novelist, Laura Esquivel, reveals, in some very beautiful lines, part of the role that women play in Mexican culture. Indeed, in her culture, women are expected to work in the kitchen and to be humble about their labor, but, it also shows the importance of their labor and, more relevant, the secret beauty, almost magical, that such labor implies for this culture.

our founding fathers introduced the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue their idea of happiness was not self-indulgence, but a necessary driver of a prosperous society. they created a government to defend that right for everyone.

1. this would be first person. it would be like "i walked home from school today" they are the narrator of the story and is a character as well.

2. first person because they used the word "i" in the quote.

3. i'm really not sure about this one i'm really sorry i never read it so i wouldn't know how to answer it. 

4. it would be character vs. society because everyone he meets there is always a conflict of some sort because he's stuck in his daydream.

5. it would be sadness at the loss of youth because the title itself tells us it's about age so it couldn't be about regret. and the tone just sounds sad, not angry. 

i hope this !