1. I think the tone of the first paragraph is comic because she opens the story with a funny line about getting the attention of a waiter. Not only is the tone comical, but it is also informing the reader about what women can learn from men. This paragraph suggests that we can expect this story to have some humor and also get the point across.
2. Ehrenreich refers to “being tough” when men have an aura of power and control. She also talks about how men will be more confident and cheerfully own up to the hard work to which they owe their success. When Ehrenreich refers to “being ladylike” she is talking about how women will be nice and not own up to their successes because they feel like they would be selfish and would become embarrassed if they are praised. Women have more leading questions and verbal encouragements than men in social interactions and women smile and are nice to everyone just because they want to.
3. According to Ehrenreich, women are reluctant to exert power because they think it is selfish and destructiveness.
4. I think she shares her story about her encounter with her professor so that the readers can relate to her story better. Everyone has a time in their live that they feel embarrassed, but then learn from their experiences. She also used the story to build up the meaning at the end.
5. Ehrenreich “reruns” the scene with the professor to conclude her essay to show the readers that change can be made from having the mentality of a “wimp”. She learned that women do not always have to be nice and that women can be more like men and hold their own in situations like the one she had with her professor.
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