Which statement from the story supports the theme that the women of the south were ultimately at the mercy of men? from "the petrified man" by eudora welty  a)“mr. fletcher can't do a thing with me.” b)“mr. fletcher takes bending exercises every night of the world, i make him.” c)“her husband ought to could make her behave . . he ought to put his foot down. d)“an’ there was the freak show runnin’ night an’ day, not two steps away from my own beauty parlor, with mr. petrie just setting’ there waitin’.”

The answer on Odyssey ware is D

d) “An’ there was the freak show runnin’ night an’ day, not two steps away from my own beauty parlor, with Mr. Petrie just setting’ there waitin’.

Explanation:

"Petrified Man" alludes to one of the peculiarities in a voyaging monstrosity demonstrate that has halted off in a little southern town. In any case, the title character never shows up face to face, nor is he even the primary point in the discussion between Leota, a beautician, and her client, Mrs. Fletcher.

The story happens in a beauty shop, where Leota is giving Mrs. Fletcher a cleanser and set. Amid the hour that it takes to finish the procedure, the two ladies participate in what has all the earmarks of being a gracious discussion. The outer activity in "Petrified Man" is insignificant; the genuine dramatization happens in the discourse.