Which best describes the source of the humor in this excerpt?

Read the thesis statement below and answer the question that follows. the life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent in many different areas. how can this thesis statement be improved?

Rev. simon hosack] entered fully into the feeling of suffering and sorrow which took possession of me when i discovered that a girl weighed less in the scale of being than a boy, and he praised my determination to prove the contrary. which best describes society's view of boys' and girls' abilities during the period in which elizabeth cady stanton lived?

What is the central idea of this passage? when i was a kid