“A Pair of Silk Stockings” is an 1897 short story written by Kate Chopin. In the story, Chopin suggests that the protagonist, Mrs. Sommers, experiences a shift in her sense of self as a result of putting on certain articles of clothing, writing,
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mediumWhich quotation from “A Pair of Silk Stockings” most effectively illustrates the claim?
A
“She did not wish to act hastily, to do anything she might afterward regret.”
B
“She held back her skirts and turned her feet one way and her head another way as she glanced down at the polished, pointed-tipped boots.”
C
“Mrs. Sommers was one who knew the value of bargains; who could stand for hours making her way inch by inch toward the desired object that was selling below cost.”
D
“Her stockings and boots and well fitting gloves had worked marvels in her bearing-had given her a feeling of assurance, a sense of belonging to the well-dressed multitude.”