Read the following passage from The Womens Bath
Although girls usually side with their mother I had a strong feeling of sympathy for my grandmother old age had caught up with her since her husband had died some time before and left her a widow and little by little her authority in the home shrank as my mothers authority gradually extended It is the law of life one takes then one hands over to another in ones turn but that does not mean we obey the law readily and willingly.
Which of these ideas is most closely related to a theme in these lines

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Read the following passage from The Womens Bath
Although girls usually side with their mother I had a strong feeling of sympathy for my grandmother old age had caught up with her since her husband had died some time before and left her a widow and little by little her authority in the home shrank as my mothers authority gradually extended It is the law of life one takes then one hands over to another in ones turn but that does not mean we obey the law readily and willingly.
Which of these ideas is most closely related to a theme in these lines

adajiamcneal · Answer

fueling the fire of a rebellious nature
recognizing anothers need for compassion
providing consolation for those experiencing grief
the struggle to maintain dignity despite family conflict

anonymous · Answer

It is most likely 'the struggle to maintain dignity despite family conflict' or 'providing consolation for those experiencing grief'  Considering the girl in the passage is saying that she feels sympathy for her grandmother and that she was greiving for her dead husband, and at the end it states that she her grandmother is losing her authority/dignity but I could be wrong.

adajiamcneal · Answer

thank you :)