Read the following excerpt from Katherine Anne Porter's "The Jilting of
Granny Weatherall":
It had been a hard pull, but not too much for her. When she
thought of all the food she had cooked, and all the clothes
she had cut and sewed, and all the gardens she had made
- well, the children showed it. There they were, made out
of her, and they couldn't get away from that. Sometimes
she wanted to see John again and point to them and say,
Well, I didn't do so badly, did I?
Which two themes does this passage most clearly develop?
CHOOSE ONLY ONE OF THE CHOICES
A. Adversity builds character; tough times make for tough people.
B. Life presents obstacles to be overcome; parents are children's first
role models.
C. Past experiences shape who we are; the insecure often seek to be
validated.
D. Sometimes we doubt our own strength; it's fruitless to live in the
past.