When the theme of a short story is implied
A. the author openly states what his message is.
B. the author uses indirect methods to deliver
his message.
C. the author gives lots of details to make his
writing more interesting.

a) the author uses indirect methods to deliver his message

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.

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