1. When Jeannette and Brian realize their house has no insulation, Rose Mary says, "We may have no insulation, but we do have each other" (176). Why is this hypocritical of Rose Mary to say?

The given sentence above is reflexive. the pronoun used in the sentence is "ourselves" which refers to "we". reflexive and intensive pronouns are similar in a way that these pronouns both end in -self (singular) or -selves (plural). but in order to distinguish which is which, an intensive pronoun is right after the noun or pronoun in order to add emphasis. for example: i, myself, cleaned the room. on the other hand, a reflexive pronoun is used to refer back to the antecedent, but not necessarily beside it, as long as it is within the clause or sentence.