Select two details from paragraph 2 that support the theme of being controlled by others' expectations.
James had petitioned our parents to permit me to accompany him; he offered them
correspondence from a boarding school headmistress, who promised to refine my skills and
knowledge. The matter was discussed, a plan was settled upon, and traveling garments were
acquired, entirely without my knowledge. If truth be told, my emotions were conflicted; I didn't
want to go to boarding school, but I craved experience beyond New York society. Through
newspaper reports, I educated myself about a world contrary to my own; however, for a lady of
my social standing, to venture anywhere close to it would have been scandalous.