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Mrs. Peters shows this belief when she says, "But Mrs. Hale, the law is the law." (Glaspell, 16.)
Many of the laws that govern society are based on maintaining society. This includes criminal laws, which are easily justified, they protect everyone's safety. It also includes business laws, which again protect society by clarifying how businesses can operate. Everyone has a responsibility towards society simply because they are part of it. This means that individual freedom is restricted in favor of the freedom of society.
The question that "Trifles" raises, is when is it all right to overlook this responsibility to society in favor of responsibility to an individual. In life, this question is raised often. Stealing is a crime, but is it acceptable to steal food if a child's life...
Peters and Mrs. Hale hide the bird. The fact that this is a reflection of not doing as society requires is emphasized by the county attorney saying, "for that matter, a sheriff's wife [Mrs. Peters] is married to the law." (Glaspell, 29) However, we see that the sheriff's wife hides the bird anyway. This is a case of choosing between one's responsibility to society and one's responsibility to an individual. Even though this is against the rules of society, this behaviour seems justified. The main reason is that we see that Minnie's husband is a cruel man and that he has killed the bird. We also see that Minnie's husband had a responsibility to his wife as an individual. A responsibility to take
Freedom to Be Yourself Harry Brown, the author of How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World, once wrote "...the only way to achieve total freedom is to jettison all attachments and responsibilities -- to family, to country, to people, to government and to morality. In other words, only when you become a lone wolf outlaw do you achieve maximum freedom." And true to form, Browne hit a nerve: being true
That does not mean that a person who supports the right to burn the flag supports the burning of the flag. As an American, I think the idea of someone desecrating a flag, and, by extension, desecrating America, would be a very disturbing one. However, political speech is going to deserve to at least a portion of the audience. 5. Most laws prevent employers from refusing to hire people because
I'm not afraid of my school, my teachers, my streets, but somehow inside of me, there is some fear: I know things are different. Both of my grandfathers served in the Navy during World War II; both fought to protect an idea of freedom and security that was taken away from me at 12. My grandfather was 17 when he was on Iwo Gima - these 17-year-olds did not even
Everyone should be treated as per his/her capabilities not as per hi/her religion. This is what knowledge about the psychology teaches us clearly in all the fields and stages of life. Education is a wide subject in which so many fields are included. The government of any country should try to plan education curriculum in such a way that the modern requirements are properly met. Education is always an independent
Science has become a dominant facet of modern society and has to a large extent replaced the guiding role of religion. Therefore, science has a great responsibility to ensure that research freedom is not irresponsibly applied. This has resulted in numerous debates on subjects such as science and the environment and modern cloning. This in turn has raised the question whether scientific freedom is always ethical. There is a
Freedom of the Press in Sharing Sensitive Information The United States Constitution guarantees several individual freedoms including freedom of speech and freedom of the press. However, there are scenarios where freedom of the press and freedom of speech generate significant concerns and questions, especially with regards to sharing sensitive information or addressing controversial issues. In the modern society, many new outlets across mass media compete for people's attention to an extent