Which best describes the purpose of the fourth paragraph under the "Mermaid Recruits" subhead?
A. It contradicts information given in the first paragraph under the
"Mermaid Recruits“ subhead.
B. It expands on the information given in the third paragraph under
the "Mermaid Recruits" subhead.
C. It introduces a topic that is expanded upon in the first paragraph
under the "Mermaid Alumni" subhead.
D. It summarizes information given in the second paragraph under
the "Mermaid Alumni" subhead.

femininity is conveyed through bernice's personality. she doesn't act how the other girls act and everyone thinks she is weird. she learns how to act in a way that was considered femininely appropriate at the time. she becomes so popular but her attempts to be liked end up backfiring when she is pressured into bobbing her hair. the author wrote that bernice cut off her cousin's hair in revenge for tricking her to cut her hair. this was the authors way of trying to change the way feminine is defined and the way women are expected to act.

absolutism the political belief that one ruler should hold all of the power within the boundaries of a country.