Question

Read the excerpt from The Awakening, by Kate Chopin.

He reproached his wife with her inattention, her habitual neglect of the children. If it was not a mother's place to look after children, whose on earth was it? He himself had his hands full with his brokerage business. He could not be in two places at once; making a living for his family on the street, and staying at home to see that no harm befell them. He talked in a monotonous, insistent way.
How does the excerpt reflect its social and historical context?
It illustrates the challenges of maintaining brokerage business in the 1800s.
It illustrates the prevailing gender expectations within a marriage in the 1800s.
It illustrates the hope that woman might work outside the home in the 1800s.
It illustrates the need for domestic assistance for women in the 1800s.

Answer 1

Answer: c

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Answer 2

It illustrates the prevailing gender expectations within a marriage in the 1800s.

Step-by-step explanation:

At this time it was expected that men went out and made money while women stayed home, which is the expectations based on gender in 1800's marriages.