The symbol of the bird

In ‘’Trifles’’ the author uses symbolisms. Symbolism is the practice of representing things by means of symbol or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects. That is the way theauthor wants to express the feelings and also the symbols are like metaphors. “Trifles” have some symbols which the author uses to explain the meaning of the play. It all started with the abandoned,dark and lonely house, the unwashed pans, a loaf of bread outside of the breadbox, a dish towel on the table, the rotten apple, the bird cage and the most important of all of the symbols is the birdwhich was a canary. Other signs can tell you about the incomplete work at the house. All those things that I mentioned is how Minnie Wright felt, she was unhappy.

The bird is the most importantsymbol in the play. As we know birds are forced to live in cages, just as Minnie Wright was forced to live. Her husband takes away all her freedom. That is why the bird is the most important symbolof the play because it represents exactly how Minnie Wright was living. The bird represents how she felt. She lived without liberty because she was unable to do something to be free of her "cage", justexactly like the bird. She accepted the way she had to live just as the birds. They do not choose live in a cage, we are the ones who put them in the cage but them really born to be free like thewind. The bird was the only company and “friend” for Minnie Wright, the bird helped her to get distracted and be neutral with the situation she was living. Minnie Wright did not care about the situationanymore because she had the most important thing for her which was the bird. She passed all her time with the bird. The bird was her “safe” place and also the bird maybe was like a child for MinnieWright. The bird is symbolic because it also helps to solve the case of John Wright murder.

On that times the men’s represent the “law” or the “authority”. We all know that John Wright was...