Sunday, April 8, 2007
Trifles
Mrs. Hale seems to accuse herself of not being a friendly neighbor. I was wondering if anyone agreed with her that she is guilty. In one sense, she accuses herself of killing Mr. Wright since if Mrs. Wright had another person to talk to other than her bird, she would not have had the desire to kill her husband. Of course, this is all speculation Mrs. Hale seems to have. It would be good to note that if her theory were true, instead of Mr. Wright killing the bird, he may have killed Mrs. Hale.
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I think that Mrs. Hale may not have been a friendly neighbor to Mrs. Wright, however, I do not blame her. She described the Wrights' house as a somewhat dark and lonesome one. Even if Mrs. Hale went over to visit Mrs. Wright more often, I don't know if that would have prevented Mrs. Wright from killing her husband. The author of this story seems to be emphasizing the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Wright did not get along, therefore no matter what, their relationship would end in a disaster.
I do not think that Mrs. Hale should blame herself at all for killing Mr. Wright. Hindsight is always 20/20. Looking back, Mrs. Hale may have had opportunities to be a better neighbor to Mrs. Wright. However, it ultimately comes down to who committed the murder. Everyone must be held accountable for their actions.
I agree with Patrick that Mrs. Hales should not blame herself for Mrs. Wright killing Mr. Wright just because she feels she was not a good neighbor. When people make the decision of doing something even if other people try to persuade them not to do it, they will end up doing it because at the end everyone does what they want to do. Mrs. Hales beings friends with Mrs. Wright would have helped just in the sense of time, this means that she would have kill her husband maybe not at that time but later. Mrs. Wright’s frustration and desperation were going to lead into a murder because of the situation she was living in.
Good question, Brian -- and good responses, all. Of course, we might also talk about whether anyone thinks Mrs. Hale (and Mrs. Peters) should be considered guilty for their decisions/actions during the investigation.
Responding to the first post, I do not think it would be fair to put blame on Mrs. Wright. Many of us probably know little to nothing about our neighbors; it seems to be the way of our society. Even if she had been more friendly to Mrs. Wright, it probably would not have solved the problems between Mr. and Mrs. Wright. As for the two ladies, they should both be considered guilty for their actions, but Mrs. Hale above both of them. To not tell the attorney and sheriff about the bird is one thing, but taking it away from the crime scene is another, and a crime in itself.
I think that she personally feels as if she is partially to blame for Mrs. Wrights actions. I also believe that this has something to do with why she hides some of the evidence as if to make up for it.
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