Question

In the About the Author section of this lesson, you read that Gersao likes to write about characters who struggle against societal conventions. Do you think the bank clerk struggled to live within the norms of city life before she saw the red fox fur coat? What details from the story support your inference?

A) Yes, because she quit her job immediately after seeing the coat.
B) No, because she didn't react to the coat in any significant way.
C) Yes, because she admired the coat for its elegance and wealth.
D) No, because the story doesn't provide any evidence of her struggle.

Answer 1

The bank clerk in the story struggled to live within the norms of city life before she saw the red fox fur coat.

Step-by-step explanation:

The bank clerk in the story struggled to live within the norms of city life before she saw the red fox fur coat. The details from the story that support this inference are A) Yes, because she quit her job immediately after seeing the coat.

She felt much as an innocent and perfectly well-intentioned bear might after causing chaos in a china shop. This suggests that she was dissatisfied and felt constrained by her job and the rules of city life. Seeing the red fox fur coat may have symbolized a longing for freedom and a desire to break free from societal conventions.