What does the speaker claim African American children learned in school? Why does the speaker refer to “the reasons why and the answers to and the / people who and the places where and the days when,” rather than provide specific examples of people, places, and events?

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.