“Living in the Dark” by Cheryl Bardoe Reread lines 87–97. Note the cause-and-effect connections in that paragraph. Paraphrase the information in the form of a chart that shows the cause-and-effect chain. Label the first box as “Cause” and complete it with this entry: Water soaks into cracks in Earth’s stretched crust.

to convince americans of the importance of others.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.