Why does the speaker in "spring and fall" tell margaret that the source of her sorrow is "the blight man was born for"?

a.
he is suggesting that, even though she cannot yet express it, margaret intuitively recognizes the mortality of all human beings.

b.
he is referring, in veiled and symbolic terms, to an illness from which margaret suffers.

c.
he is explaining, in scientific language, why certain trees lose their leaves in the fall.

d.
he is asserting, as kindly as he possibly can, that margaret is being overly sensitive and immature over an unremarkable natural phenomena.

(if you answer the question, give me an explanation if applicable! i'm here to learn, not just get answers! )

Read the sentence from susan b. anthony's "on women's right to vote." hence, every discrimination against women in the constitutions and laws of the several states is today null and void, precisely as is every one against negroes. in this sentence, the author's tone is best described as

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Briefly describe your ideas about elisa's connection to both the ranch or garden and the road setting of the story