Read the excerpt from the play a man's world. fritz—but you see you make dem talk when you do foolish things. frank—foolish? you mean going out alone? good heavens! you don't supose i'm going to give up all my chances of seeing and knowing and understanding just because a few silly people are talking about me? fritz—but you are a woman. you must not expect people to trust you—too much. frank—i'm not going to spend my life explaining. which feminist literary theme of the early- to mid-twentieth century is best reflected in this excerpt? women feel pressure to conform to society’s expectations. women experience fear when ignoring society’s expectations. women cannot achieve their career goals due to social pressure. women are isolated and do not have strong social support.

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

Modernist poets were concerned with many issues and used their poetry to express their concerns. which item from this list was not one of their concerns? a.corruption of traditional american values b.brutality of wwi c.the effects of the great depression d.crowded, crime-ridden city life e.alienation of the individual

The attitude the speaker in this poem holds toward himself can best be described as