Read the excerpt from chapter 17 of The Awakening. Once she stopped, and taking off her wedding ring, flung it on the carpet. When she saw it lying there, she stamped her heel upon it, striving to crush it. But her small boot heel did not make an indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet. The excerpt best demonstrates which emerging theme? Marriage involves some degree of conflict, and there will be times when husbands and wives do not agree. It is difficult for women to challenge and overcome female roles that are deeply engrained in a society. It is important for women to have physical outlets for the expression of strong emotions. Marriage requires a significant level of compromise and sacrifice on the parts of both husbands and wives