Write a paragraph explaining what made the interview with Miep Gies effective or ineffective.

Sample Response: The interview with Miep Gies was effective because it achieved the reporter’s and Gies's purpose. The reporter wanted to help share Gies's story, and Gies wanted to honor Anne Frank's memory and to encourage people to help others. I think the interview effectively helped them achieve both purposes.

Explanation:

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.