Canary

element of symbolism which were the canary, the bird cage, and the trifle things, the reader is able to identify the themes of the value of life, marriage, and the injustices experienced by women that prevailed throughout the play. One of the ubiquitous concepts found in Glaspell’s play is symbolism. One of the main symbols throughout the play is the

Glaspell creates a powerful image within the play, Trifles and mimics the life of a bird to one of a human. In the play, Mrs. Wright works tirelessly in her lonely home with no one but an ungrateful and cold husband to The dead Canary symbolizes Mrs Wright's imprisonment Mrs Wright has been imprisoned in all aspects of her life. When Mrs wright married her husband, her life became one of a prisoner. She is constantly doing work and never has a moment of peace for herself. She has been expected

They persist in avoiding the murder mystery until they find the dead canary, at which point the evidence is too strong to ignore. Due to this discovery, they build a bond of female solidarity between themselves and the absent Mrs. Wright. This is an act of sentimentality because it arose out of sympathy for Minnie’s plight

to have her preserves. She had saved the fruit so that one day she could enjoy them. However, this was not the case. All of her hard labor was shattered as a result of the temperature. Similarly, Mrs. Wright was shattered by her husband killing her canary bird. The broken jars and spoiled fruit also resemble Mrs. Wright. They are both contained in this ?cold? atmosphere and sooner or later break. The one jar of cherries that manages to survive suggests Mrs. Wright?s character. Despite all the negative

Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale associate the Mrs. Wright and the canary. The canary reminds the ladies of Mrs. Wright life as a young girl who was in the choir and loved to sing. Mr. Wright who did not like the canary because he didn’t like anything that sang or mad music and was metaphorically they he killed Minnie Foster, was was the full of life. Minnie was planning to bury to canary which would have be symbolic for her burring a part of herself. Mrs. Wright strangled Mr

Canaries are birds known for their pretty, light colored feathers who have a nice chirping sound. In addition, because they are birds, canaries have the ability to fly wherever they want without any fear. However, this can quickly be taken away from them as their liveliness is sucked out when they are caged or domesticated. Similarly, Glaspell uses the canary to symbolise Mrs.Wright. As Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters talk about what

"Trifles" by Susan Glaspell is a one-act play that explores the theme of the gender roles and social positions of men and women in early twentieth-century America. The play is loosely based on the true event of the murder of John Hossack which Glaspell reported on while working as a news journalist in Iowa. Years later, she used her experiences and observations to create the play. "Trifles" is about solving the murder case of farmer John Wright. While Mr. Wright was asleep in the night, someone

story the women find out that it was Mrs. Wright who murdered Mr. Wright. Although Mrs. Wright claimed to be asleep during her husband's murder, she did indeed have the motive to murder Mr. Wright as evidenced by the broken bird cage, slaughtered canary, and the errant quilt patch. The first clue that the woman find is the errant quilt patch. While going through Mrs. Wright's house they find a quilt, and on closer examination notice one quilt patch off from the rest. Mrs. Peters states, ““The sewing

with potential for something greater. Another archetype that is important is the use of animals. In paragraph three, she mentions a cocker spaniel and multiple canaries in a manner that puts a lot of attention to it. “Oh, yes, I forgot. Until I was 19, there was a cocker spaniel named Judy and in my earliest childhood a series of canaries, all of which were named Dickie and all of which flew away because my aunt trusted them to stay on their perches when she cleaned their cages out of doors.”

"A Jury of Her Peers" is a short story written by Susan Glaspell in 1917 and follows the investigation of the murder of John Wright, with his wife Minnie Wright being the alleged murderer. Martha and Lewis Hale assist Sheriff Peters and his wife, Mrs. Peters, with investigating the scene of the crime. Throughout the story, women notice significance in their findings, of which the men overlook. The men have a dismissive attitude towards the women, ignoring their contributions. When the women solve