This line reminds me of a current problem occurring in this modern day: climate change. Global warming is the warming of the Earth and this has caused many drastic changes in different environments, creating many problems such as the melting of icebergs which rises sea levels.

I question this... did she sway her hips in hopes of seducing the younger man that was looking at her? I think most likely so because she mentioned before that she was "slow to give him grandchildren."

This line invoked an "aha" moment for me. The statement basically states that throughout time, there are people. Those people end up dying and the only thing left is going to be the Earth that "knows the truth". I find myself personally agreeing with this because it makes me ponder on the thought that Earth started out by itself and will most likely end by itself.

I take this line as a message from the mother basically saying to not let your efforts go to waste. Do not become a woman that won't be allowed to access the very resources that keeps her alive.

This line can be interpreted in different ways, but the way I take it is that it portrays the inevitable fate of a woman during these times (1970s). If a woman behaves in an orderly fashion, she will never be seen as a "slut" and hopefully never gets taken advantage of.

This quote, amongst many others, describe how the woman is forced to learn certain practices. It seems like it follows the theme of a message from a mother to a daughter; the mother is teaching her daughter how to do this and how to do that.