What is the author's purpose in writing this paragraph? to persuade the reader that the Grimm brothers were influential
to entertain the reader with excerpts from the Grimms' tales
to inform the reader that the text will take a second look at the Grimms’ original tales
to show the reader that the Grimms have received many honors

It is the second one

Explanation:

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B, to entertain the reader with excerpts from the Grimms' tales

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.