Central Ideas in Eleanor Roosevelt's "What I Hope to Leave Behind"
Question 5 • SS-English Language Arts 7
Read this excerpt from "What I Hope to Leave Behind.”As I see it we can have no new deal until great groups of people, particularly the women, are willing to have a revolution in thought; are willing to look ahead, completely unconscious of losing the house on Fifth Avenue as long as somewhere they have a place to live which they themselves may gradually make into a home; are willing to give up constant competition for a little more material welfare and cooperate in everything which will make all those around them acquire a little more freedom and graciousness in life.
Answer
A
You could quickly summarize the main points for an audience who may not know about Eleanor Roosevelt.
B
You could use the names of contemporary women to illustrate how Eleanor Roosevelt’s words apply today.
C
You could keep the original ideas while updating some of the older references.
D
You could rearrange the sequence of information so that it would be easier for your audience to understand.
Explanation
The excerpt uses older references and phrasing, such as “the house on Fifth Avenue,” while presenting Eleanor Roosevelt’s ideas about cooperation and giving up material competition. Updating dated references while keeping those ideas intact would adapt the excerpt for a modern audience. Choice C describes that approach.
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