Unit activity: the early twentieth century: modernism

so i dont fully understand what you are asking but modernism would be entering the modern era, meaning this will be 20th century and up sothis unit is based on the modern era and will  be coming from after the point of the great depression and 1900s

Explanation:

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.

the positive connotations of the words "pretty," "quiet," and "silence" give the excerpt a tone of nervousness. i think its this