Gender In The Play Trifles

In the play Trifles gender plays a huge part. When the detectives were looking for evidence or "motives" of why Mrs. Wright killed her husband they often times belittled the women. As the women searched for the small things that contributed to Mr. Wright's death the men were looking at the bigger picture. In the end because the men brushed the women off, not taking into consideration their advice, the women ended up finding the real motive while the detectives totally missed it. In the play Fences gender roles also evident because of the way Rose is treated by her husband. Troy cheats on her with a women named Alberta and seems to ignore the fact that she is loyal to him and takes care of home. After Alberta dies giving birth to their child