What did Gerrard tell the intruder about his life? Why did the intruder want to be Gerrard?

How does gregor change from the beginning to the end of the story?

Rev. simon hosack] entered fully into the feeling of suffering and sorrow which took possession of me when i discovered that a girl weighed less in the scale of being than a boy, and he praised my determination to prove the contrary. which best describes society's view of boys' and girls' abilities during the period in which elizabeth cady stanton lived?

The author’s purpose for including this in the introduction is