The Obstacle Theme

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The common theme revealed in both texts is to never let anyone tell you that you can't do anything because of your gender.

The theme in "The Obstacle" is to never let anyone tell you that you can't do anything because of your gender. In "The Obstacle" Sally was a worker at the hotel. She had to do menial jobs, which means clean dishes, rooms, and watch after the younger siblings. Towards the end Sally decided to cut her hair to make her self look like a boy. She wanted to take the risk, and acheive her dreams by becoming a stage coach even though women weren't fit for the job. According to "The Obstacle", "She didn't have any ties to the town she was in, and the prospect of possible failure didn't worry her". Sally was very confident, espicially

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