One of Maupassant's themes is the "differences between men and women." Which of these references shows this contrast? A. Section 2 - Women have a natural beauty and charm that doesn't come from rank or station. B. Section 51 - Her plain wrap was a contrast to her elegant gown, exposing her pretense of being rich. C. Section 55 - Her mind was still on the ball. His mind was on work the next day.​

C. Section 55 - Her mind was still on the ball. His mind was on work the next day.​

Explanation:

As one of Maupassant's themes is the "differences between men and women", we see that option C is the only reference that actually shows the contrast.

The above option which shows the contrast is actually referring to the differences between a man and a woman. In option C, we see that "Her mind was still on the ball" and while "His mind was on work the next day".

The reference tends to show the difference mindsets the man and the woman have.

d seems accurate. maybe they wanted to see if anyone would actually like it. people seem to just like any simple thing on social media so it makes sense for an experiment to be conducted just to see if it would actually

sorry if its wrong i tried. i'm also sorry i'm awkward and bad at explaining

i believe the answer is d : )