Which word does not begin and does not end with a fricative? house fish change these

Change is the most likely answer that does not begin and not end with a fricative.

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.