Question 1 • English Language Arts 11
The dead bird represents the isolation and emotional deprivation Mrs. Wright experienced in her marriage. Like the bird, she had once been lively, but Mr. Wright’s controlling and abusive behavior suppressed her spirit; the silk cloth around the bird also suggests the care with which she treated it. This supports the feminist theme by showing how a woman’s life and well-being could be diminished within a male-dominated marriage. Choice A best captures the bird’s connection to the loneliness she endured.
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