Use the passage from the gift of the match below answer the question Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window window and looked out Dolly at a gray cat, walking a gray fence in a gray backyard.
The gray cat walking along the fence in the gray backyard could symbolize the feeling of monotony and dullness in Della's life. It reflects her current state of despair and hopelessness as she tries to figure out a way to buy a gift for her husband with very little money. The image of the gray cat may serve as a reminder to Della that she needs to find a way to inject some color and excitement back into her life.
