Jason looked up to the engineers he had met on the fieldtrip. he knew he could be as successful as they were if he just worked hard enough. unlike his friends who spent their days at the skate park, jason was a man on a mission, constantly working on his schoolwork.
what type of connection is used in this text?
contrast
analogy
comparison
category

i think that will have something to do with the mississippi river but google will know the full answer for sure

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.