Symbolism in Trifles by Susan Glaspell
While setting a story, the writer should mind both the social and physical contexts in which a story develops. (Meyer 2001) Those contexts set the atmosphere of the story, which helps readers to perceive the general mood. The general parts of the setting are the social and historical background, place, time that surrounds the characters. (Meyer 2001). The setting of the Trifles by Susan Glaspell is dark, lonely and gloomy. In order to present a clear understanding of the characters, the author uses symbols. The three symbolic objects used are canary, bird’s cage and placing of the Wright’ ...
