As you know, this story reveals the problem of men's attitude towards women, especially this conflict shapes in relationships between husbands and their wives. So, at those times only a few men took women serious, mostly they were neglectful to women and didn't treat them like they were on a par. Even though you didn't give any options, I have got the answer and do hope it will help you: The shattered fruit jar symbolizes the broken and unhappy home in which Mrs. Wright lived.
<span>The correct answer is symbolism. The use of the carp to represent something deeper is an example of symbolism.
Remember, a symbol is an object that takes on a meaning other than its literal meaning.
In the poem, the carp is literally a fish that takes on a deeper meaning. Confucius named his son Carp, and his son died young. The speaker's father was imprisoned and beaten. Therefore, t</span>he carp represents sadness and pain.
