In the the scarlet ibis the old women swamp is a symbol of wht to doodle and his brother

The old woman swamp represents peace and happiness to the two boys because this is the place where they feel comfortable and where Doodle learns to walk.

Explanation:

the underlined phrase is an example of : understatment

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.