In the play, "Trifles," a telephone, or the lack of one,
is just one more element of Minnie Wright's environment that isolates
her.
She is a woman in a man's world, and is isolated from
her society. Her personality changes after she's married, and she does not lead a
fulfilling life. She is limited to her domestic duties and mistreated by her husband.
And she doesn't even have a phone to keep in touch with the outside
world.
Apparently, the only joy she finds is in a little
canary, and when her husband strangles the bird, she strangles
him.
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