What Does The Bird Cage Symbolize In Trifles
You’re Breaking Free
A symbol in Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles that really stands out to me is the bird cage. The drama Trifles is about Mrs. Wright who kills her husband and an investigation conducted by the sheriff, county attorney, and their wives Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Pete. The bird cage symbolizes her marriage which is like a cell or a jail that Mr. Wright is keeping her in. We see Mrs. Wright as a happy person who: “. . . used to wear pretty clothes and be lively, when she was Minnie Foster, one of the town girls singing in the choir” (988). This all changes when she marries Mr. Wright, who puts her in that cage. We also see that the cage door is broken. We learn that it was Mr. Wright who broke it so that he could get the bird and break
A symbol in Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles that really stands out to me is the bird cage. The drama Trifles is about Mrs. Wright who kills her husband and an investigation conducted by the sheriff, county attorney, and their wives Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Pete. The bird cage symbolizes her marriage which is like a cell or a jail that Mr. Wright is keeping her in. We see Mrs. Wright as a happy person who: “. . . used to wear pretty clothes and be lively, when she was Minnie Foster, one of the town girls singing in the choir” (988). This all changes when she marries Mr. Wright, who puts her in that cage. We also see that the cage door is broken. We learn that it was Mr. Wright who broke it so that he could get the bird and break