“Trifles” by Susan Glaspell observes the different reactions characters have due to a murder case. Each of the characters emotions are captivated within the dialog and fundamentally an understanding of the state of mind that lies beneath the scene. The play explains the psyche of the suspect who feels justified due to their past experiences‚ the sympathy shown from a friend who wasn’t always there‚ the difference in thought process amongst genders‚ and the empathetic struggle between law and justice
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“Trifles” is a thematically complex work‚ focusing on topics of feminine identity‚ justice and isolation. The marginalization of women in a patriarchal society‚ the differing attitudes and viewpoints of the men and the women regarding the underlying theme of justice and revenge‚ and the despair and loneliness in Mrs. Wright’s life exposes a broader interpretation of rural American life in the early 1900’s. The play focuses around minor details‚ mere trifles‚ the implications of which become disturbingly
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Bryan Dunn Dr. Shibert July 25‚ 2012 Gender Roles Throughout history there has always been gender roles between men and women. People viewed men as the workers who bring home the money and are more powerful and capable of doing things. Women were viewed as housekeepers‚ basically to stay home all day‚ clean the house‚ prepare food‚ and take care of the kids. In Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles” Gender roles were shown through how men and women think‚ their “capabilities”‚ and intelligence.
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The play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell takes place in a bleak‚ untidy kitchen of a farmhouse. Farmer John Wright has been murdered and his wife‚ Minnie Wright‚ is taken into custody as a suspect to his murder. Sheriff Peters and County Attorney George Henderson pride themselves on their powers of detection and logical reasoning. They begin searching through the house trying to find any sort of evidence. But it is the two women‚ Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale‚ who discover the trifles in which is the key
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fight is still not over‚ women have slowly grown as a whole. Society has changed drastically over the last century‚ and although women may still be viewed in the same old-fashioned ways‚ many things have changed for the better. The similarities and differences between women one hundred years ago‚ and women today‚ are particularly intriguing and something that many should recognize. Just imagine how different life was one hundred years ago; women faced obstacles some of us could only dream of. Women were
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DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 173 Gender Differences in Depression Susan Nolen-Hoeksema1 Department of Psychology‚ University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor‚ Michigan Abstract From early adolescence through adulthood‚ women are twice as likely as men to experience depression. Many different explanations for this gender difference in depression have been offered‚ but none seems to fully explain it. Recent research has focused on gender differences in stress responses‚ and in exposure to certain
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The play Trifles‚ by Susan Glaspell is a murder mystery. Critic "Gary A. Richardson says that in Trifles‚ Glaspell developed a new structure for her action." (Kirszner and Mandell 1121) Richardson claims that "Trifles is carefully crafted to match Glaspell’s subject matter- the action meanders‚ without a clearly delineated beginning‚ middle‚ or end.." (qtd. in Kirszner and Mandell 1121) Upon closer inspect we can clearly see that Glaspell does indeed have a beginning‚ middle and end‚ and the action
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Bullying: Gender Differences HSP3M ISU Submitted by: Kelsey Lee Submitted to: Mrs. Davies Class: A Date: 08/04/13 Overview In yesterday’s society‚ bullying was most common in boys‚ whether it be that the boy is the bully or the victim. However‚ the percentage of girls that are being victimized or is bullying others is increasing daily. This is due to the social media‚ behaviour patterns‚ and newly defined gender roles society has taken
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The Structure of Trifles Susan Glaspell‚ author of the play Trifles quickly grabs the audience’s attention by her use of details about the set. The set is in complete disarray and noted by County Attorney when he says “Not much of a housekeeper‚ would you say‚ ladies?” The story centers around five individuals who are inside the home of a woman who is suspected of murdering her husband. Three men (a neighbor‚ a sheriff‚ and a county attorney) are walking around the home trying to
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The controversial question that ambles‚ then gains every readers eye and eventually turns into a debate when reading Susan Glaspell’s one act play‚ Trifles‚ is who is the protagonist? There are seven characters in Trifles and only one of them is the protagonist. One might argue that Mrs. Peters or Mrs. Hale is the protagonist because of the disclosure of their feelings and their constant dialogue about Mr. Wright‚ who is dead‚ and Mrs. Wright‚ who is now in jail for murdering her husband. No‚ there
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