Women throughout the centuries have been forced to make incredibly difficult decisions, some of which are painful and self-sacrificing. The fight for Women’s Rights has been an ongoing battle with many accomplishments, including but not exclusive to the right to vote, the right to an education, Roe vs. Wade, and the ability to have a career typically held by men. Even in this modern age, with opportunities once seen as a fantasy being a reality, women are still unequal in many ways around the world. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, women were almost entirely reliant on their male counterpart. Women did not work, but rather stayed at home to attend to the every need of the husband and children. Almost every decision a woman made was in
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Though she is not present in the play due to her incarceration, the entire story revolves around her actions stemming from her apparent unhappiness. Minnie was once known as a pleasant girl, Mrs. Hale describing her as “she used to wear pretty clothes and be lively, when she was Minnie Foster, one of the town girls singing in the choir (Glaspell 14).” Over the years of her marriage with Mr. Wright, she became dull and reclusive. Mr. Wright was known as a good and honest man in the public eye, but behind closed doors was gloomy and stony-hearted. Minnie kept a pet bird because she enjoyed the music and liveliness it brought to her, but Mr. Wright in a fit of rage broke the cage and snapped the bird’s neck, evidence discovered by Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters. The two women found many clues gone unseen by the men, such as her bad quilt stitches and bread left on the counter, which they referred to as “trifles” but actually were the key pieces of evidence in solving the case. It became clear to Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters that Minnie Wright did in fact kill her husband, doing it in the same fashion that he had killed her bird. The two women decide that Minnie had been through enough suffering, and as a result hide the evidence in order to finally grant her the freedom she was longing
Wright (Trifles) are forced to make difficult decisions and face the consequences of their …show more content…
Though she is not present in the play due to her incarceration, the entire story revolves around her actions stemming from her apparent unhappiness. Minnie was once known as a pleasant girl, Mrs. Hale describing her as “she used to wear pretty clothes and be lively, when she was Minnie Foster, one of the town girls singing in the choir (Glaspell 14).” Over the years of her marriage with Mr. Wright, she became dull and reclusive. Mr. Wright was known as a good and honest man in the public eye, but behind closed doors was gloomy and stony-hearted. Minnie kept a pet bird because she enjoyed the music and liveliness it brought to her, but Mr. Wright in a fit of rage broke the cage and snapped the bird’s neck, evidence discovered by Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters. The two women found many clues gone unseen by the men, such as her bad quilt stitches and bread left on the counter, which they referred to as “trifles” but actually were the key pieces of evidence in solving the case. It became clear to Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters that Minnie Wright did in fact kill her husband, doing it in the same fashion that he had killed her bird. The two women decide that Minnie had been through enough suffering, and as a result hide the evidence in order to finally grant her the freedom she was longing