Read the excerpt from betty friedan’s the feminine mystique.

sometimes a woman would tell me that the feeling gets so strong she runs out of the house and walks through the streets. or she stays inside her house and cries. or her children tell her a joke, and she doesn’t laugh because she doesn’t hear it.

which best describes the tone of the excerpt?
a. lighthearted
b. confused
c. indifferent
d. concerned