Read the excerpt from eighty years and more: reminiscences, 1815-1897.

all that day and far into the night i pondered the problem of boyhood. i thought that the chief thing to be done in order to equal boys was to be learned and courageous. so i decided to study greek and learn to manage a horse.

which question would best the reader understand stanton’s viewpoint in this excerpt?

why does stanton choose to study greek instead of latin?
what does it mean to be equal to a boy, according to stanton?
how did stanton manage to enroll in school with boys?
what role did horses play in the society in which stanton grew up? read the excerpt from eighty years and more: reminiscences, 1815-1897.

all that day and far into the night i pondered the problem of boyhood. i thought that the chief thing to be done in order to equal boys was to be learned and courageous. so i decided to study greek and learn to manage a horse.

which question would best the reader understand stanton’s viewpoint in this excerpt?

why does stanton choose to study greek instead of latin?
what does it mean to be equal to a boy, according to stanton?
how did stanton manage to enroll in school with boys?
what role did horses play in the society in which stanton grew up?