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How does the reader know that the narrator's mental state has begun to deteriorate?A.She becomes obsessed with finding a pattern in the wallpaper's design.B.She tries several times to jump from her room's window.C.She writes constantly about her belief that she is immortal.D.She screams at her husband and Jennie all day to let her out.

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How does the reader know that the narrator's mental state has begun to deteriorate?A.She becomes obsessed with finding a pattern in the wallpaper's design.B.She tries several times to jump from her room's window.C.She writes constantly about her belief that she is immortal.D.She screams at her husband and Jennie all day to let her out.

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The reader can infer that the narrator's mental state has begun to deteriorate through her obsession with finding a pattern in the wallpaper's design. This fixation on something so trivial and mundane, to the point of obsession, indicates a decline in her mental health. It shows that she is losing touch with reality and is instead becoming consumed by her own thoughts and perceptions, which are increasingly distorted and irrational. This is a common symptom of various mental health disorders, including depression and psychosis.

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