"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" It had been a hard pull, but not too much for her. When she thought of all the food she had cooked, and all the clothes she had cut and sewed, and all the gardens she had made – well, the children showed it. There they were, made out of her, and they couldn’t get away from that. Sometimes she wanted to see John again and point to them and say, Well, I didn’t do so badly, did I?

Question: Which two themes does this passage MOST clearly develop?
A) past experience shape who we are; the insecure often seek to be valid
B) sometimes we doubt out strength; its fruitless to live in the past
C) adversity build character; tough time makes for tough people
D) life presents obstacles to be overcome; parents are children's first role models