CheraPupi

I totally failed to notice the irony when Mrs. Hale said "knot it" and the implication behind that. The knotting of the knot around Mr. Wrights neck and the quilt. I also agree that women were being portrayed as kinda of slow and somewhat dim-witted, but I also love how Glaspell took that image of woman that people had and flipped it on them by saying look at how smart and capable these woman are at piecing together clues and being able to solve the mystery.

I am so glad that I decided to read your blog. I can agree with you that Mrs. Hale is definitely the stronger woman in the play. She sticks up for women when the men put them down saying "There's a great deal of work to be done on the farm." Meanwihile, Mrs. Peters is not nearly as strong or independent as she apologizes for the men's condescending attitude, stating, "Of course, it's no more than their duty." Mrs. Hale can be considered the heroine of the play as, although both she and Mrs. Peters solve the mystery together, in the end it is she who successfully hides the bird from the men.

Haha, well I'm glad that you guys get it now! I agree Bethany, it IS nice to read about some strong female characters!

That's a really interesting analysis. I didn't quite catch the full meaning of the last line, but I get it now. I also enjoyed the fact that the women were the ones to discover the clues to the murder, and I thought the men in this play were stupid pigs.

I totally agree with you Chera. It was awesome to see Mrs. Hale take a stand as a female character and it was very interesting how they used the word knot in the story. After all those weak women we read about in Popular Fiction last semester, I was happy to see Mrs. Hale taking charge and standing up for what she thought was right.

I agree very much. I think that the women are portrayed as not knowing a lot. Since, it is during the early 1900's, most women are thought of being house maids and taking care of the children. But, when you think about it, women did know a lot and had a lot to say. I also agree that since it was my first time for reading the play, I did not understand everything, exactly. I do understand about the pun that was intended within the play. That was a great example to post because I never thought of it that way. Overall, the women did know a lot of information -the clues and the bird - but the detectives (the men) never really paid attention to the women.

WOW! I really did not understand this play at all! After reading your blog, I clearly know what the bird is for, and why it was mentioned. Thank You for clearing that up!

I agree. I think Glaspell's really giving men a hard time in this play. They view women as only caring about superficial, unimportant things, but in the end they are the ones who don't notice the TRULY important things. The play was performed in 1916, when women's suffrage was picking up steam, and I think Glaspell really wanted to put the message out there that women have important contributions to give to society. I just wish that she'd made the male characters a little more complex, though.