Trifles

men. Having been written in the 19th and early 20th century, it is to no astonishment that the fictional female characters in these literary works and film are subject to scrutiny and forms of belittlement. In the texts, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, “Trifles”, and as well…

The Portrayal of Society and How it Affects Female Characters: A Look at Machinal and Trifles Sophie Treadwell's Machinal and Susan Glaspell's Trifles take place in two very different worlds, yet they encompass some of the same problems, with both women from these different time periods choosing to kill their husbands as it was the only way they saw to escape their situations. Treadwell's Helen Jones and Glaspell's Mrs. Wright are both restricted by the men in their lives. Helen Jones being…

askew, the damaged birdcage under the cupboard, and the deceased animal in a box wrapped in silk. In "Trifles,” Susan Glaspell challenges the idea that women are inferior to men through the use irony, detailed imagery, and symbols. Irony is used to show that the men come into the home to do their job, while only searching for the facts; meanwhile the women, who are only worried about the “trifle” details, solve the case. Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale piece together that Minnie wasn't happy; her…

Playwrights have the ability to control the way the reader directionally and physically visualize their work. Susan Glaspell, the playwright of Trifles, uses the elements of drama to aid the creation of a stimulating mystery. In Trifles, Glaspell tells the tale of a murder needing to be solved through two different perspectives represented by the two different sexes. A group of men and women enter the Wright’s farmhouse to find evidence and investigate the crime scene of Mr. Wright’s murder. In…

“Trifles”, a 1916 play written by Susan Glaspell, centralizes around the death of Mrs. Wright’s husband, John. Her neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Hale, as well as the local sheriff and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, start off the play by entering the Wright’s empty farmhouse to investigate the murder. While the men look for evidence, the women begin to search for seemly insignificant clues that end up revealing the motive behind Mr. Wright’s crime. Overall, Glaspell’s use of subtle commentary on…

In this essay we will be discussing subcultures and how they are seen as outsiders. We will consider how the position of the subculture is critiqued socially, because of how their sartorial choices and artistic practices, challenge the norms of everyday society. The subculture that will be discussed is hippie drag queens, by using the group The Cockettes as example. Subcultures represents ‘noise’ (Hebdige, 1979:59), thus said it is a disturbance in society which starts with real events and…

A Plethora of “Emmas” I always get excited when people ask me what my full name is. Even though my middle name is popular (and apparently my first name, too), it feels like everything falls into place when I say, “Emma Elizabeth Eichenberger” because my initials spell out “EEE”, which perfectly describes the squealing noise I make whenever I’m excited about something. Ask my friends, and they’ll tell you I’m just about pumped for anything. My parents always told me that they had a name picked…

Beyoncé once said “Who run the world? Girls”. Studies show that this may be a good idea to pursue. Obviously, men and women are different, but what causes this? In “Trifles”, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters notice things that the men in the investigation could not. In the early 1900’s women were not allowed to do much, but due to the realization that they are actually better than men at some things, they have begun to take over many jobs that have traditionally been male dominated. The reason…

“Trifles” Questions for Discussion 1. We can learn that it was Mrs. Wright who killed Mr. Wright. This isn’t evident with the Sheriff and Attorney’s investigation, but Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale’s findings clearly point to Mrs. Wright being the murderer. 2. The meaning of trifles is “a thing of little value or importance” it could also be the dessert. The sheriff saying, “Nothing here but kitchen things” is ironic because he disregards everything that’s in the kitchen thinking its useless. In…

Trifles are considered to be things of little to no importance or value. Something someone may consider a trifle may have more significance or substance to another person. One of the main themes of the story “Trifles” is how the roles of men and women in society differentiates what men and women consider trifles. Factors such as social class, society, and religion can have an affect on what one may consider trifles. In some religions there are some commandments believers feel are more…