Read the following scene from trifles. county attorney. yes, but i would like to see what you take, mrs. peters, and keep an eye out for anything that might be of use to us. mrs. peters. yes, mr. henderson. (the women listen to the men’s steps on the stairs, then look about the kitchen.) mrs. hale. i’d hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticizing. (she arranges the pans under sink which the lawyer had shoved out of place.) mrs. peters. of course it’s no more than their duty. mrs. hale. duty’s all right, but i guess that deputy sheriff that came out to make the fire might have got a little of this on. (gives the roller towel a pull.) wish i’d thought of that sooner. seems mean to talk about her for not having things slicked up when she had to come away in such a hurry. a possible advantage of hearing this scene, as opposed to reading it silently, is that

Read the following excerpt from f. scott fitzgerald's the great gatsbyin the ditch beside the road, right side up, but violentlyshorn of one wheel, rested a new coupé which had leftgatsby's drive not two minutes before. the sharp jut of awall accounted for the detachment of the wheel, whichwas now getting considerable attention from half a dozencurious chauffeurs. however, as they had left their carsblocking the road, a harsh, discordant din from those in therear had been audible for some time, and added to thealready violent confusion of the scene.which statement provides the best analysis of the symbolism in thepassage? a. the phrase "discordant din" echoes the theme of disillusionment.b. the words "violent confusion" convey the abandonment of theamerican dreamc. the cars suggest the carelessness and recklessness of the upperclassd. the ditch represents the moral decay that was occurring inamerica at the time.