Comparison Of Insanity In Trifles And Still Stands The House

When the two women come across the empty, broken bird-cage, they ponder the reason for the broken door and the fate of the canary who occupied it. Later they discover the dead bird wrapped in silk with its neck broken, presumably by the hands of Mr. Wright. The bird symbolizes Minnie Foster, the young choir girl. The dead bird symbolizes Minnie after marriage, when she loses her spirit, and the cage symbolizes her husband who mistreats and isolates her. While describing Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Hale compares her to the bird when she says to Mrs. Peters, " She used to sing real pretty herself”. ( 576) Literary critic Janet Stobbs Wright states," Only as a picture emerges of the way in which Minnie Foster has been changed by her marriage to John Wright, is a process of identification between the two women initiated".

Hale and Mrs. Peters find a dead canary and a broken bird cage, it becomes obvious that Mr. Wright was an aggressive and controlling husband. Mrs. Hale states, “No, Wright wouldn’t like the bird- a thing that sang. She used to sing. He killed that, too” (1012). The canary represents Minnie Foster. Before she married Mr. Wright, she was a joyful girl who sang in the church choir. After her and Mr. Wright get married, she is forced to stop singing and is stripped of her happiness. The broken cage represents Mr. and Mrs. Wright’s controlling marriage. The bird cage is violently broken to represent how Mrs. Wright violently escaped her marriage. The women’s discoveries cause Mrs. Peters to sympathize with Mrs. Wright. Ultimately, Mrs. Peters decides to stand up for what she believes.

John Steinbeck wrote “The Chrysanthemums” where the protagonist, Elisa maintains her flower garden with a flower called Chrysanthemums. In a daily routine, Elisa’s husband Henry is a typical farmer who was busy with his orchard and steers, while Elisa, a housewife tends to her garden as the chrysanthemums were shown as Elisa’s children. Written by Susan Glaspell, “Trifle” was a play about Mrs. Wright who was put through an investigation where she was the main suspect in the case of her husband‘s death. In the play “Trifles”, the canary symbolizes a child for Mrs. Wright who’s also a house wife and she took care of that bird like it was her child. The bird (canary) in “Trifles” is symbolically similar to the flowers in the Steinbeck story

One of the women made the comment that Mrs. Wright used to be pretty and happy, when she was Minnie Foster not Minnie Wright. This is just the beginning of realizing that she was just pushed to far into depression and couldn't live up to John Wright's expectations anymore. The Wrights had no children and Mrs. Wright was alone in the house all day long. The women perceive John Wright to be a controlling husband who in fact probably wouldn't have children and this may have upset Mrs. Wright. They eventually find vacant bird cage and ponder upon what happened to the bird, realizing Mrs. Wright was lonely they figured she loved the bird and it kept her company. The women make reference to the fact that Mrs. Wright was kind of like a bird herself, and that she changed so much since she married John Wright. They begin looking for stuff to bring her and they find the bird dead and they realize someone had wrung its neck. This is when they realize Mrs. Wright was in fact pushed to far, John Wright had wrung her bird's neck and in return Minnie Wright wrung his.

Other significant symbols in the story are the bird and the birdcage. Mrs. Hale describes Minnie, before her marriage, as "kind of like a bird herself-real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and fluttery"(glaspell 165). The bird is caged just as Minnie is trapped in the abusive relationship with John. John figuratively strangles the life out of Minnie like he literally strangles the bird. When he kills the bird, he kills the last bit of Minnie and her spirit. Mrs.Hale and Mrs. Peters find Minnie's bird cage in the cupboard, but they don't realize the importance of it until they find the dead bird with its neck twisted to one side. The birdcage symbolizes Minnie's life. The bird and the birdcage is a private symbol which is also representative of the role women are forced into in society, the bird being women and the cage being men. Minnie then strangles the life out of John like he strangled the life out of her bird.

Thirty years ago, when she was Minnie Foster not Mrs. Wright, she used to wear pretty clothes and be lively. She was like a free bird. The cage imprisoned the bird and Minnie was imprisoned in her marriage and in her

       As the tale begins we immediately can sympathize with the repressive plight of the protagonist.  Her romantic imagination is obvious as she describes the "hereditary estate" (Gilman, Wallpaper 170) or the "haunted house" (170) as she would like it to be.  She tells us of her husband, John, who "scoffs" (170) at her romantic sentiments and is "practical to the extreme" (170).  However, in a time

The two both play a part to a woman who has felt caged in the entire time of her marriage to husband. Mrs. Wright wanted happiness and when that happiness was taken away from her all her anger was forced out of her, and that caused Minnie to kill her husband Mr. Wright. However, Sara Abu Khalaf stated in her analysis of Trifles that, “They believe that "women cannot be simply depicted and classified as either angels or demons... brainless housewives.” Sara was referring to the men during this time who did not considered their wives or women in general worth

We look to Maya Angelou when we to find out “why the caged bird sings”, but we head to Susan Glaspell when want to know how the caged bird… died. The dead canary and its broken cage are by far the most conspicuous symbols in Trifles. The canary represents Mrs. Wright, wife to the abusive Mr. John Wright. The women in Trifles have a conversation about how the old “Minnie Foster” dressed and behaved.

As the examination closes the sheriff inquire as to whether he needs to review the things the ladies are taking to Mrs. Wright in prison. The district lawyer rejects this tongue in cheek recommending that there is no need in light of the fact that the sheriff's better half Mrs. Peters is basically hitched to the law when the men leave the space to check one final detail the ladies' eyes meet once more. Mrs. Peters tries to shroud the crate containing the dead winged creature clinched of blanket pieces she is taking to Mrs. Wright however it doesn't fit. Mrs. Hale conceals the case in her jacket pocket. At the point when the men reappear, the ladies have one final opportunity to impart this piece of information to them. They don't, and the play closes. From the depiction we discover that Minnie Foster is your commonplace nation bound lady who went ahead with the customary exercises that happen in remote and disengaged places. We realize that she "sang wonderfully" and was obviously understood among alternate young ladies for Mrs. Hale appears to have an esteemed memory of Minnie Foster's strips, and blooms in her dress. Minnie was clearly additionally very dynamic in the group as she is thought to be vivacious before her marriage. It is suggested in the play that the canary served as Minnie Wrights just partner that a vendor was offering

This bird represents Minnie after she’s married Mr. Wright. He had mentally and verbally abused her for years and eventually killed her spirit. He made sure that she had nothing to bring her joy and when she found even an ounce with her canary, he killed that

Minnie Wright kills her husband because Mr. Wright metaphorically chokes the life out of Minnie Foster. Mrs. Hale starts to describe Minnie Foster a woman who would “wear pretty clothes and be living… one of the towns girls singing in the choir” (984). Minnie Foster is a

The play Trifles by Susan Glaspell has many examples of symbolism. the bird is one symbol that is a huge part of the story. The bird’s symbolism and what it meant to Minnie Wright provides the reason for Mr. Wright’s murder.

The title of the play “Trifles” is a major symbol of how men viewed women in the early nineteen hundreds, something small, and of little value or importance. One of the examples of trifles within the play is the bird in the cage which symbolized Mrs. Wright and the life not only she had to live, but other women faced during this time as well. Women, as well as Mrs. Wright, felt caged in her own homes, and some were not able to associate with their friends. Women had no right to vote, or have a say so as to anything except what went on inside the home as far as cleaning, cooking, sewing, and tending to their children.

In the play titled Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, Minnie Foster Wright is being accused of murdering her husband, John. In this production, Mrs. Wright is consistently referenced, and although she is not witnessed, she is very recognizable. There are important symbols in this play that signifies Mrs. Wright and her existence as it once was and as it currently exists to be. Particularly the canary, this symbolizes Mrs. Wright's long forgotten past. Additionally, the birdcage, this symbolizes her life as it currently exists. Certainly the quilt is a symbol, which is an important clue on how Mr. Wright was killed. In addition, the rocking chair, this symbolizes her life as it has diminished throughout