Susan Glaspell's "Trifles"
In "Trifles" Susan Glaspell portrays a scenario that is intended to be most disturbing to her readers. Glaspell indicates that a man has died in a quite peculiar way as well as providing her readers with clues, such as a "dead canary," in order for them to decipher who had committed the crime. Mrs. Wright was the obvious offender. But the question that I pose while analyzing the work is: Was Mrs. Wright suffering from an all too common sickness known today as Battered Women's Syndrome? And if this proves to be a legitimate hypothesis, was she therefore justified in killing her husband? Mrs. Wright's actions were justified because murder was Mrs. Wright's only escape from the pure terror and madness that existed within the walls of the Wright farmhouse. First we must ask ourselves, what is it that truly classifies a woman to be 'battered?' "We consider a woman to be battered if she is subjected repeatedly to coercive behavior (physical, sexual, or psychological) by a man attempting to force her to do what he wants her to do regardless of her own desires, rights, or best interests" (Walker 102). We are not able to hear directly from Mrs. Wright in Glaspell's play. The evidence and clues that lead us to believe that Mr
Wright was indeed suffering within her marriage to John Wright all comes to us from her old friend, Mrs. " She then goes onto mention: "How-she-did-change. The only thing that seemed to have kept her going was her pet canary. Wright as a battered woman, one can now understand why she did some of the things that she had done. Most feel that they have no worth without the batterer and therefore have no choice but to stay. This change, most definitely, was not a positive one in any way. She was merely protecting herself and the unconcieved children from the wrath of her husband. Wright into her temporary "insanity" (or "sanity" in my own opinion) state as she murdered her batterer, Mr. She was fighting for her life, for her future, and to end all of the madness that existed around her. " The Wright's neighbor, Hale, also made a statement concerning the neglection of Mrs.
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