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    Bird Cage of a Marriage In Susan Glaspell’s play "Trifles" there is a lot of symbolism of the bird in reference to Minnie Foster. The bird symbolizes many things‚ the representation of the life that she once had‚ Minnie’s non-existent children‚ and her transformation from being John’s pet to being free. Living in a quiet farm house with no children‚ Minnie acquires a bird and treats it as her own child. When her husband supposedly wrings the bird’s neck‚ Minnie returns the action to her husband

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    Although Minnie Foster does not appear on stage during the play Trifles by Susan Glaspell‚ it is important for readers to analyze her character in order to fully appreciate this literary work. Identifying Minnie Foster as a victim of domestic violence or as a cold-blooded killer can greatly impact how readers interpret the meaning and significance of Trifles. I believe that Minnie Foster should be pitied and that the murder of her cruel husband is nearly understandable. In this essay‚ I plan to defend

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    As we all know symbols in a story are a good way for the author to let the reader know that theres is more to something that what it appears be. “Susan Glaspell” play “Trifles” uses certain symbols so that the reader can have a better understanding of the occurrences during the play. For example the bird symbolizes Mrs Wright personality‚ the bird cage is a symbol to Mrs wright surroundings and the quilt symbolizes her emotional state. they may seem like small object but we understand that the carrie

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    "Trifles" and "A Jury of Her Peers" Susan Glaspell The “Trifles” and “A Jury Of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell are very similar in the way that they both have got the same basic plot . However ‚ one of them that is the trifles is a play and the other one is a short narrative story. According to me the story was easier to read and more clear to the reader as to how the various events were taking place but the play was difficult to understand as it was open ended it was made not very clear and also

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    Throughout The Road‚ Cormac McCarthy draws a very heavy line in the sand between giving up and persevering. Very often‚ this line in the sand adheres to strict gender lines: while women are shown to "give up" in one form or another‚ the father and son who struggle down the post-Apocalyptic road tell themselves‚ "This is what the good guys do. They keep trying. They don’t give up" (). After closer reading of the text‚ reveals that "not giving up" is not always the lesser of two evils. McCarthy

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    SETTING AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE: Trifles takes place in an agricultural area in the American Midwest. The name of the county the play is set in is Dickson County. The time that Trifles is set in is the late 1800’s. The setting heavily influences the characters in the play. Their diction is typical of that area and time period. It is possible to judge that the characters do not have extensive educations based on the area they were brought up in. This is because in agricultural areas children have

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    When pondering a similar theme between "A Rose for Emily"‚ "Trifles" and "Winter Dreams" one finds that the fear of being alone is what joins the three. "A Rose for Emily" is a tale of how an eccentric woman refuses to let go of the ones she loves which eventually leads to her poisoning her boyfriend. In “Triffles” the murder of Mr. Wright is caused by him killing Mrs. Wright’s only companion: her canary. "Winter Dreams" tells the story of a man who due to his lack of decisiveness in his romantic

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    fulfil their obligation to the Spirit are slowly cleansing their own soul of their sinful desires. ’Measure the width of the river to cross’ is step two of Interpretative Journey for New Testament letters. The biblical audience and modern day interpretations of the scriptures in Galatians form the proverbial river that we must measure in order to cross. The biblical audience found themselves in a fight between the flesh and the Spirit. We in modern times also have the same battle to overcome. The

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    Susan Glaspell’s writings “Trifles” and “A Jury of Her Peers’ are two pieces of literature that tell the tale of two women at a crime scene. With the exception of one scene‚ the two works are nearly identical in terms of story. Glaspell’s decision to write the story as both a play and a short story gives us a unique opportunity‚ the chance to view the story from a multitude of viewpoints. The play gives no clear protagonist‚ yet because of the nature of short stories Mrs. Hale is thrust into the

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    I cannot live with You— It would be Life— And Life is over there__ Behind the Shelf The Sexton keeps the Key to— Putting up Our life—His Porcelain— Like a Cup— Discarded of the Housewife— Quaint—or Broke— A newer Sevres pleases— Old Ones crack— I could not die—with You— For One must wait To shut the Other’s Gaze down— You—could not— And I—Could I stand by And see You—freeze— Without my Right of Frost— Death’s privilege? Nor could I rise—with You— Because Your Face

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