Birds of a feather

As I brought up previously in class, in Trifles the bird seems to represent Mrs. Wright. During the women's chat it was brought up that Mrs. Wright loved to sing, but her husband killed that. This makes the reader believe that Mrs. Wright was in an abusive relationship, and that she was trapped much like the bird had been in its cage. When the bird died it was set free from captivity, and with the death of her husband Mrs. Wright was set free as well. There are many parallels to be drawn between the bird and Mrs. Wright. I also believe that the cage being broken at the hinges is representative of Mrs. Wright's "final straw" with her husband breaking. Mr. Wright set the bird free by killing it, and he set Mrs. Wright free by struggling against the knot around his neck causing himself death. I believe it is he who caused his own death because I feel like the knot tied around his neck was designed to tighten as he struggled. Mrs. Wright and the bird in many way are birds of a feather.