The book: giver
why does jonas’s mother discourage lily from becoming a birthmother?
a. giving birth is dangerous, and lily might die from the complications
b. birthmothers are very lazy and never get anything done
c. the position holds very little honor in the society
d. the society is overpopulated

Excerpt from jane eyre charlotte bronte 2 i was glad of it: i never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to eliza, john, and georgiana reed.