Think about the effects of gossip in your own life—whether it is gossip among your friends at school, or celebrity gossip. how powerful is gossip in shaping your worldview and your understanding of people? do rumors always have a grain of truth in them? your answer should be at least one hundred words.

Robert was not waiting for her in the little parlor. he was nowhere at hand. the house was empty. but he had scrawled on a piece of paper that lay in the lamplight: "i love you. good-by—because i love you." what significant idea, presented throughout the novel, does robert's final departure and note highlight? edna is ultimately alone in her rebirth. edna needs to find solace in her children. edna will never be truly loved by anyone. edna should not have forsaken her family.