Read the excerpt from O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi. " Which three sentences in this passage reflect traditional stereotypes of men and women?
A. White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper.
B. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat.
C. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone.
D. And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, "Oh, oh!"
E. Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present.
F. Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled.
G. And now suppose you put the chops on."
I am not sure of the answers B F and G?
I agree with B and G, not F.
It can't be a or e. so i gues it has to be d
B and F for sure
To identify three sentences that reflect traditional stereotypes of men and women in the given passage from "The Gift of the Magi," we need to look for statements that might reinforce expected gender roles or behaviors.
After analyzing the options you provided, let's determine which sentences reflect traditional stereotypes:
A. "White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper." - This sentence does not specifically reflect traditional stereotypes of men or women. It merely describes the actions of someone tearing at the string and paper.
B. "And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat." - This sentence does reinforce the traditional stereotype of women being emotional and in need of comforting from their male counterparts. So, this sentence reflects a traditional stereotype.
C. "And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone." - This sentence does not explicitly reflect traditional stereotypes. It discusses the absence of tresses, or hair, rather than gender stereotypes.
D. "And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, 'Oh, oh!'" - This sentence describes Della's action and emotional reaction but does not necessarily reflect traditional stereotypes of men or women.
E. "Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present." - This sentence does not explicitly reflect traditional stereotypes; it merely discusses Jim's lack of knowledge about the present.
F. "Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled." - This sentence somewhat reflects the traditional stereotype of men being laid-back or relaxed, ignoring requests or responsibilities.
G. "And now suppose you put the chops on." - This sentence does not reflect traditional stereotypes; it is a request related to cooking.
Given this analysis, the three sentences that reflect traditional stereotypes of men and women are:
B. "And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat."
F. "Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled."
G. "And now suppose you put the chops on."
These sentences reinforce traditional gender roles and behaviors, portraying women as emotional and in need of comforting, and men as relaxed or dismissive of domestic responsibilities.