Question

Based on this excerpt from Susan Glaspell's Trifles, what can you conclude about Mr. Wright's character? HALE: Harry and I had started to town with a load of potatoes. We came along the road from my place and as I got here I said, I'm going to see if I can't get John Wright to go in with me on a party telephone.' I spoke to Wright about it once before and he put me off, saying folks talked too much anyway, and all he asked was peace and quiet—I guess you know about how much he talked himself; but I thought maybe if I went to the house and talked about it before his wife, though I said to Harry that I didn't know as what his wife wanted made much difference to John—

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answers are only Mr. Wright preferred to stay alone and isolated.

Mr. Wright did not care about his wife's opinion.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

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Mr. Wright was an honest and hardworking man.

Mr. Wright preferred to stay alone and isolated.

Mr. Wright did not care about his wife's opinion.

Mr. Wright was a charitable and helpful person.

Mr. Wright did not like gossiping about other's lives.

Answer:

• Mr. Wright preferred to stay alone and isolated.
• Mr. Wright did not care about his wife's opinion.
• Mr. Wright did not like gossiping about other's lives.

Explanation:

The passage shown above manages to characterize Mr. Wright well, giving the reader a great insight into the personality he presents. According to the narrator, we can see that Mr. Wright likes silence and calm and therefore, he enjoys being alone, isolated, only with his own company. Furthermore, the passage shows that he is somewhat stubborn, not accepting advice and opinions from other people, not even from his wife. It also shows that he has no interest in the lives of others and therefore does not like to gossip.