[madame ratignolle] acceded to the suggestion of bouillon, which was grateful and acceptable. [robert lebrun] went himself to the kitchen, which was a building apart from the cottages and lying to the rear of the house. and he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty sèvres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer. *** madame lebrun went back to the machine, crimson with annoyance. victor was the younger son and brother—a tête montée [hot-headed], with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break. which best explains why the author included both of these scenes in the story? to develop a contrast between the two sons of madame lebrun to develop an understanding of the role of women during the time period to develop a contrast between madame ratignolle and madame lebrun to develop an understanding of the role of men during the time period

Read the excerpt from loom and spindle. but in a short time the prejudice against factory labor wore away, and the lowell mills became filled with blooming and energetic new england women. . they soon began to associate with those who formed the community in which they had come to live, and were invited to their houses. they went to the same church, and sometimes married into some of the best families. or if they returned to their secluded homes again, instead of being looked down upon as "factory girls" by the squire's or the lawyer's family, they were more often welcomed as coming from the metropolis, bringing new fashions, new books, and new ideas with them. what inference can be drawn about the time period of the excerpt? a. the changing workforce transformed society’s rules. b. factories improved local economies with new products. c. women with factory experience found other jobs easily. d. married women preferred factory work to homemaking.