All of these suggestions could be adapted in a pretty obvious way to modern times. (And home economics — with emphasis on the economics part — is more important than ever. For everyone.)
Is anyone actually confusing pound signs (or hash marks) with hash tags, which are tags beginning with hash marks? Not saying it’s impossible, but is it actually happening?
I don’t think the choice here is between teen worrying and middle-aged contentment. I think Bernice is trying to make up her mind about the life SHE wants, and her vision may not be like Phelps’s, as much as she respects her.
I don’t know. People don’t have tears if they don’t feel a deep connection. And Bernice is smart enough to know that all adults are not the same, that Mrs. Phelps’s definition of success might not be hers.
All of these suggestions could be adapted in a pretty obvious way to modern times. (And home economics — with emphasis on the economics part — is more important than ever. For everyone.)