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The fact that women often feel pressured to conform to society’s expectations is a common feminist theme found within literature. As this theme appears within part two of Trifles, which pair of symbols most strengthens this theme?
towel, table
bottle of fruit, birdcage
breadbox, cats
quilt, bird

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Quilt and bird.

The quilt represents the domestic expectations and the women’s confined work — their careful stitching and the debate over whether it was “knot[ted]” or “quilt[ed]” hints at suppressed anger and the choice between conformity and revolt. The dead canary (and its broken cage) symbolizes Mrs. Wright’s stifled voice and crushed spirit under her husband’s control. Together these symbols most clearly link the private, domestic realm to the theme of women pressured to conform.