Answer:
When stating the main idea of a story, you need to make sure you are aware of what the text is talking about. Ask yourself: What is the author trying to tell me through the text?
PURPOSE The symbol is the white umbrella, and it represents what the narrator wants to be, perfect, pure, etc. and that would mean that when she throws it away she is satisfied with the way she is now.
THEME In the beginning of the story, the white umbrella represents dignity and fitting in with Eugenie Roberts, but at the end, the significance of the umbrella changes to the narrator's rejection to her mother. The white umbrella represents dignity and fitting in with Eugenie Roberts in the beginning of the story.
I ONLY READ THE WHITE UMBRELLA SO I CANT HELP WITH NUMBER 2 AND 3... SORRY!!!!!
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