How does Bram Stoker portray the characters of Mina and Lucy in his Gothic novel Dracula? A. as ideal Victorian women who are gentle, passive, and submissive B. as “new women” who are rebelling against societal conventions C. as aggressive and seductive women who try to tempt the men D. as vampires who try to corrupt the pure English bloodlines

What do the excerpts have in common? both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents. both describe what immigrant children must do to survive when traveling to the united states. both explain why most children want to leave central america without their parents. both indicate the tragic problems and their consequences that children in central america must face.