In a well-developed paragraph, discuss tillie olsen’s choice to set “i stand here ironing” during the era she chose. why do you think she chose this particular historical context? how do you think it her get across one of her key themes – that even when life beats us down, we are valuable and worthy of a chance to rise above our circumstances? use at least two examples from the story to support your answer.

Some one drawing water and my theater placed my hand under the spout. as the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water , first slowly , then rapidly . i stood still ,my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers . suddenly i felt misty consciousness as of soothing forgotten --a thrill of returning thought and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me this passage from the stoyof my life is an wxample of which element of plotclimax action