What is similar about archetypes, universal themes, and symbols?

a. they transcend time and culture.
b. they can mean different things.
c. they are only found in stories.
d. they are found in people's dreams.

Option A. A similarity that share archetypes, universal themes, and symbols is that they all transcend time and culture.

Explanation:

In literature three common aspects often analysed are "archetypes", "universal themes" and "symbols". An archetype is a typical character or situation that seems to represent a universal trait of humanity. An universal theme is an idea or concept found in stories that applies to anyone regardless of culture, age, nationality, etc. And a symbol is a literary device that represents other aspects or traits that are often not easily perceived. All of these concepts transcend time and culture, and that is why you can find the same symbols, archetypes or universal themes in stories that were written in different centuries and by cultures completely different from each other.

in that passage i would say the sentence which best describes the overall impact of the setting is when they mention the absence of people because it suggests that taking a walk at night is unusual.

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.