Then my father was called; he came forward jauntily, smiling. He tried to kiss my mother, but she turned away from him. I only heard one sentence of what he said. "Iâm doing all I can, Your Honor," he mumbled, grinning. It had been painful to sit and watch my mother crying and my father laughing and I was glad when we were outside in the sunny streets. Back at home my mother wept again and talked complainingly about the unfairness of the judge who had accepted my fatherâs word. What societal norm of the early twentieth century does this excerpt reflect?

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Social Studies

Esperanza Bailey

8 November, 10:59

Then my father was called; he came forward jauntily, smiling. He tried to kiss my mother, but she turned away from him. I only heard one sentence of what he said. "Iâm doing all I can, Your Honor," he mumbled, grinning. It had been painful to sit and watch my mother crying and my father laughing and I was glad when we were outside in the sunny streets. Back at home my mother wept again and talked complainingly about the unfairness of the judge who had accepted my fatherâs word. What societal norm of the early twentieth century does this excerpt reflect?

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Ryann Manning · Answer 1

Men were considered more able and trustworthy than women.

Explanation:

In the black boy, the unfairness of the judge who had accepted the father's word over the mother's portrayed a societal norm of the early twentieth century where men were considered more able and trust worthy over women.