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Question 1
Using what you have learned about Mabel and her experience at the party through the specific details you have focused on, write a theme statement for the theme words Alienation and Loneliness.
Theme Statement Answer: Mabel's feelings of alienation and loneliness in "The New Dress" are illustrated through her physical separation from the other party guests, her feelings about her dress, and her inability to have normal conversations, making her vulnerable and unhappy with her life.
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Question 2
Using what you have learned about Mabel and her experience at the party through the specific details you have focused on, write a theme statement for the theme word Insecurity.
Theme Statement Answer: When one feels disabling insecurity it is hard to sometimes go on. In "The New Dress" Mabel illustrates this by doubting the suitability of her appearance, fearing not knowing how to act at a party, and constantly berating herself throughout the arduous party.
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Question 3
Using what you have learned about Mabel and her experience at the party through the specific details you have focused on, write a theme statement for the theme phrase Social Class Expectations.
Answer:Theme Statement Answer: Sometimes social class expectations can cripple and demoralize a person who feels socially inferior to those around her, as displayed in Mabel's feelings that Mrs. Dalloway only invited her out of pity, fear that people were making fun of her dress, and her need to quickly escape from the party for which she bought the new dress.