Passage: Mrs. Bullfrog
By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

What is the author’s purpose for writing this passage?
A) to inform the reader of the proper way to treat a pampered girl
B) to contrast the difference in how man sees the world and how woman sees it
C) to make a social statement about the modern trend of attempting to make oneself perfect aesthetically by constantly making physical improvements
D) to instruct the reader that people are not always what they appear to be and that everyone has imperfections despite what may seem outwardly ideal