The Wright's Farmhouse By Susan Glaspell

The Wright’s farmhouse in which the story takes place in is one of the most important clues when defining this piece of writing. The Wright’s farmhouse is described to be hidden off of a road in a rural hollow. The Wright’s farmhouse is described by others as a non-cheerful and lonely place. Mrs. Hale states that she stayed away from the Wright’s farmhouse because it was a non-cheerful and lonely place, “I stayed away because it weren’t cheerful-and that’s why I ought to have come. I-I’ve never liked this place…I dunno what it is but it’s a lonesome place and always was” (Glaspell 1114). The fact that Mrs. Hale stayed away from the house because it was so gloomy is definitely an indication of the poor atmosphere of the household. Also, Mrs.