In the final paragraph, the author concludes her argument by A. proposing that femininity be reimagined as an artistic pursuit rather than a set of rules

B. acknowledging that not everyone enjoys the privilege of acting feminine

C. suggesting that modern femininity requires women to oppose traditional roles

D. highlighting the context in which women may choose to embrace femininity’s restrictions

E. lamenting the way that femininity encourages rivalries among women

D. highlighting the context in which women may choose to embrace femininity’s restrictions

Explanation:

Answer D

Correct. In the final paragraph, the author first concedes that femininity can be an enjoyable form of personal expression but then asserts that femininity is primarily attractive because of the “competitive edge that [it] seems to promise.” In doing so, she emphasizes that women who choose to embrace the art of femininity do so within a social context that punishes those who “fail at the feminine difference,” one of the primary claims that she advanced in the passage as a whole.