Question

What is significant about Jack's story about being discovered in an ordinary handbag lost in the

cloakroom of a railway station?
No answer text provided.
O His story induces Gwendolen to fall in love with him and betray her parents so she can marry Jack
His story symbolizes both his ambiguous social status during the play, and the possibility of his social mobility
O No answer text provided.
His story allows the reader to sympathize with his situation
His story demonstrates that Jack is secretly living a double life and is not really who he says he is

Answer 1

His story symbolizes both his ambiguous social status during the play, and the possibility of his social mobility.

I know this from experience.

Answer 2

His story allows the reader to sympathize with his situation

Step-by-step explanation:

According to The Importance of Being Earnest, the significance of Jack being discovered in an ordinary handbag lost in the cloakroom of a railroad station at birth is the revelation of how he was abandoned as a child in a railway station so as not to be found.

His story helps to arouse sympathy for his situation.