Use evidence from "a jury of her peers" and the spoon river anthology epitaphs to explain how literature of the time reflected some women's feelings of being trapped and oppressed by their husbands.

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the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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