A Doll's House And Trifles

In literature, the main character is usually faced with a conflict and must find a solution to their problem. In A Doll’s House and Trifles, two women are faced with problems which will affect both their lives as well as the lives of others. In an act of desperation, without any idea of what else to do, or how else to solve their problems, the women do the unthinkable. They both commit a crime in an effort to help their situation. A Doll’s House is a story about Nora, a trophy wife whom spends her days shopping. When Nora’s husband becomes very ill, and local doctors have no way to help him, Nora takes her husband to Spain for the proper medical treatment. In order to afford the trip and its expenses, Nora takes out a loan to save her husband’s
Wright, and Mrs. Hale, who tries to “help” her. When the county attorney finds Mr. Wright deceased in his home, and Mrs. Wright sitting down with no emotion, in the same room, he finds it extremely suspicious. When he asked her what happened, Mrs. Wright admits to the crime of murder, and becomes the prime suspect. When investigating the crime scene, the county attorney and the sheriff invite their wives, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters to tag along. While the men are upstairs searching for evidence that may show motive of the crime, the women, Mrs. Hale, whom used to be close to the suspect, and Mrs. Peters, search through Mrs. Wright’s kitchen and sewing supplies to find something that may occupy Mrs. Wright while behind bars. While doing so, Mrs. Hale tells Mrs. Peters about how badly she feels for not visiting Mrs. Wright as often as she should, and how maybe she could have prevented the crime from happening. As the wives continue to search through the sewing supplies box, Mrs. Hale discovers a dead bird. They also discover signs of stress or anxiety in the way that Mrs. Wright was sewing a blanket. Mrs. Hale then takes action in order to “help” her old friend, by removing the bird from the home, as well as undoing the stitching and sewing the blanket again. The women believe that when hiding this, the men will not suspect a thing because women are always quiet and inferior to the men. In an article written by Suzy Clarkson Holstein, it is stated
Nora helped her ill husband by forging her father’s signature in order to take out a loan to pay for his expenses. She did not see her actions as a crime because she helped him in the only way she believed she could. Mrs. Hale helped an old friend by removing any evidence from the crime scene that may incriminate Mrs. Wright. She did not believe her actions were considered a crime because she was helping her friend, the only way she believed she could. Was it really a crime if it was the only way they believed they could help? Both women were extremely frantic due to their situations and acted out of complete desperation in order to help a person in their