Question

she had the quickest fancy, a gift like her brothers, for the tune of words. like him, she had a taste for the theatre. she stood at the stage door; she wanted to act, she said. men laughed in her face. the manager—a fat, loose - lipped man—guffawed. he bellowed something about poodles dancing and women acting—no woman, he said, could possibly be an actress. he hinted—you can imagine what. she could get no training in her craft. could she even seek her dinner in a tavern or roam the streets at midnight? yet her genius was for fiction and lusted to feed abundantly upon the lives of men and women.
—a room of ones own,
virginia woolf
how does the writer use text structure to develop the central idea of inequality?
○ by presenting the girls problem and how she solves the dilemma
○ by making a comparison between the girl and her brother
○ by repeating emotionally charged questions that are not meant to be answered
○ by overstating the actions of the theatre manager

Explanation:

To determine the answer, analyze each option:

• Option 1: The girl doesn't solve her dilemma (she can't act/train), so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The text compares the girl and her brother (both have talent for words/theatre), but the girl faces inequality (denied acting, training) while her brother likely doesn't. This comparison highlights inequality.
• Option 3: There are no repeated emotionally charged questions.
• Option 4: The manager's actions (laughing, sexist remarks) are presented realistically, not overstated.

Answer:

B. by making a comparison between the girl and her brother