Which BEST describes how the characteristically American settings shape BOTH stories?
The settings in both stories are integral to the
themes and characters developed,
The settings in both stories prove difficult to endure
and become a source of conflict among the
characters
The settings in both stories change from the
beginning to the end, mirroring the nation's history
The settings in both stories create a generic
backdrop upon which the complicated plot lines
develop

its d! the final exam asked good luck

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.

this answer to this question is c. allegory

why?

stories with allegories have a hidden symbolic meaning with a theme. the hidden meaning can be political, or other real life problems.

thats just how it be sometimes