What is the meaning of this quote “‘it’s real beauty is that it destroys responsibility and consequences. a problem gets too burdensome, then into the furnace with it’”

Fine fellow, that lebrun," said arobin when robert had gone. "i never heard you speak of him.""i knew him last summer at grand isle," she replied.  what becomes apparent during this conversation? robert and arobin are both aware they are rivals for edna’s affections.arobin is unaware of robert’s role in edna’s life, but robert is aware of arobin’s role.robert is completely unaware of arobin’s romantic intentions and love for edna.robert has much more confidence in himself than arobin does.

Abelief that one's culture is superior to another.

How does the underlined figurative language contribute to the meaning of the poem?