Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897.Then and there I resolved that I would not give so much time as heretofore to play, but would study and strive to be at the head of all my classes and thus delight my father's heart. All that day and far into the night I pondered the problem of boyhood. I thought that the chief thing to be done in order to equal boys was to be learned and courageous. So I decided to study Greek and learn to manage a horse. Having formed this conclusion I fell asleep. My resolutions, unlike many such made at night, did not vanish with the coming light. I arose early and hastened to put them into execution. They were resolutions never to be forgotten—destined to mold my character anew.Which best retells the central idea in this excerpt?Stanton’s childhood wish for her father to value her like a son shaped her actions for the rest of her life.Stanton’s childhood desire to get an education provided her with more opportunities for her future.Stanton’s father would never value his daughters as much as he valued his one and only son.Stanton’s father would appreciate his daughter more if she learned Greek and knew how to manage a horse.
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WHEN I was eleven years old, two events occurred which changed considerably thecurrent of my life. My only brother, who had just graduated from Union College,came home to die. A young man of great talent and promise, he was the pride of myfather's heart. We early felt that this son filled a larger place in our father's affectionsand future plans than the five daughters together. Well do I remember how tenderly hewatched my brother in his last illness, the sighs and tears he gave vent to as he slowlywalked up and down the hall, and, when the last sad moment came, and we were allassembled to say farewell in the silent chamber of death, how broken were hisutterances as he knelt and prayed for comfort and support. I still recall, too, going intothe large darkened parlor to see my brother, and finding the casket, mirrors, andpictures all draped in white, and my father seated by his side, pale and immovable. Ashe took no notice of me, after standing a long while, I climbed upon his knee, when hemechanically put his arm about me and, with my head resting against his beatingheart, we both sat in silence, he thinking of the wreck of all his hopes in the loss of adear son, and I wondering what could be said or done to fill the void in his breast. Atlength he heaved a deep sigh and said: "Oh, my daughter, I wish you were a boy!"Throwing my arms about his neck, I replied: "I will try to be all my brother was."Then and there I resolved that I would not give so much time as heretofore to play, butwould study and strive to be at the head of all my classes and thus delight my father'sheart. All that day and far into the night I pondered the problem of boyhood. I thought
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