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Pretest: The Late Nineteenth Century: Realism and Naturalism

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The wallpaper in the "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman symbolizes
The narrator projects her own
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onto the woman creeping behind the wallpaper.
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in the story.

Answer 1

The wallpaper symbolizes the narrator projecting her inner self.

Step-by-step explanation:

The wallpaper in "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman symbolizes the narrator's projected inner self onto the woman creeping behind the wallpaper.

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