- Thesis: Because Mrs. Delacroix is confined to a hierarchical structure and suppresses her true self, she quickly betrays Tessie Hutchinson.
- Topic 1: The hierarchical structure exercised in the community degrades Mrs. Delacroix and the women in her community.
- Topic 2: Mrs. Delacroix suppresses her true self as a result of fear and rejection.
- Topic 3: Hierarchical confinement and self-suppression cause Mrs. Delacriox to betray Tessie Hutchinson.