Question 1 • BT 26-27 English Language Arts 11 B
Hale’s remark that women are “used to worrying over trifles” generalizes about women and treats their concerns as unimportant. It suggests that women’s thoughts were not valued as highly as men’s and that domestic details were seen as less important than men’s concerns. Although the women do notice important clues, that is not the dismissive attitude expressed by Hale’s comment.
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