Which of the following summary statements best illustrates flashback?
a. mrs. perez calls the police after discovering that her house has been broken into.
b. mrs. perez sits in the recliner, pensively recalling the bowling tournaments she won with her red ball.
c. mrs. perez proudly demonstrates her nursing talents to her husband when he comes to the clinic with the flu.
d. mrs. perez returns to the jiffy-mart after seeing the cocky teenager walking toward the store.

ah, shun the horrid gulf! by scylla fly.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.