Prompts require you to write a reflective essay?

What is the main idea of this paragraph from the volcanoes section of the ready.gov website

Candies effort on children's teeth is unfortunate.

Read the opening lines of sojourner truth's speech "ain't i a woman? " well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. i think that 'twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. but what's all this here talking about? what tone do these lines convey?