The main theme of the play is social oppression of women or male's prejudice towards female

I think Mr Wright's death would have been uncovered if Mr. Hale hadn't stopped by the Wrights' home. Perhaps Mrs Wright would not have notified the police about the murder. If she would, the same could have been done earlier.

Mrs. Hale refers to Mrs. Wright as "Minnie Foster" to show the contrast between the character of her discussion before and after the marriage.

Susan Glaspell has led some symbols in her play. 'Canning Jars of fruit 'stands for Minnie's extreme concerns over her role as wife and her household responsibilities.” The dirty towel” represents Wright's poor housekeeping. Similarly, the quilt" refers to female space or concern. The most important symbol of all is the dead. songbird. This symbolizes Mr. Wright's abuse of his wife. Here, the bird stands for Mrs. Wright's freedom. 'Cage represents John Wright's oppression of his wife and her...

Men think that women's lives are superficial. Accordingly, their counterparts are interested only in silly matters. Their prejudice cost them the most substantial evidence- the dead bird. Mrs. Peters says that if the men heard them getting worried by seeing a dead canary, they would laugh. The women detectives are shown to be more sympathetic to the murderer.