Question 9 • English Language Arts 11
The bird with the broken neck most strongly supports the feminist theme. The bird’s death mirrors Minnie Wright’s oppression and the abuse she experiences in her male-dominated marriage; both are silenced and controlled. The sewing basket, fruit jar, and uneven stitching are clues to Minnie’s daily life, but they do not represent that abuse as directly.
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