Why do authors/writers tend to write about suffering and the angst of life?

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”

Ineed this quick. which of these number is main idea?

Ineed ! i need this answer quick. which number is main idea? 3. (1) eating habits differ widely from one culture to another. (2) many japanese relish toasted grasshoppers, and members of some brazilian tribes enjoy eating ants. (3) if you find such fare disgusting, bear in mind that many europeans consider corn on the cob fit only for nonhuman animals, and many asians and africans reject cheese because they find it too smelly. (4) it’s socially acceptable to eat dog flesh in korea and horse flesh in france. (5) the thought of eating either offends most westerners. (6) orthodox jews and muslims avoid eating pork, which they consider sinful and unclean, and orthodox hindus—vegetarians who regard cows as sacred—find beef particularly offensive.