Why is it important to know the narrator has a child? A. The narrator is not allowed to care for her own child, which shows
how much John controls her life.
B. The narrator is an overbearing mother, which shows how her
nervous depression affects those around her.
C. The narrator tells us she has a child at first, but we later learn the
child is imaginary.
O D. The narrator is a diligent mother, which helps us understand her
obsession with escaping from her husband.
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