Susan Glaspell’s one-act play‚ Trifles‚ is based on actual events that occurred in Iowa at the turn of the century. From 1899-1901 Glaspell worked as a reporter for the Des Moines News‚ where she covered the murder trial of a farmer’s wife‚ Margaret Hossack‚ in Indianola‚ Iowa. Hossack was accused of killing her husband‚ John‚ by striking him twice in the head with an ax while he slept. Initially it was assumed that burglars had murdered the farmer‚ but a subsequent sheriff’s investigation turned
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The Life Of Susan Yen Liang I was born on November 25th‚ 1941 in Tian Jin‚ China. I was the last child to be born to the Yen family and the second to be born to Jeanne Prosperi and Joseph Yen. I had one brother‚ Franklin‚ three half-brothers‚ Gregory‚ James‚ and Edgar‚ and two half-sisters‚ Adeline and Lydia. I loved being the youngest in the family‚ adored by everyone. When I was about three months old‚ Father and Mother‚ along with my other siblings‚ moved to Shanghai. Aunt Baba and I stayed
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traditions of the part of the world it comes from. In the same respect‚ American Literature has focused on our own‚ American values‚ such as freedom‚ honor and the different rights of men and women. In "Trifles" and "The Inheritors" both written by Susan Glaspell‚ we observe different qualities found in women and men and how are depicted in different light. The strong feeling of women being the caretakers at home is the first that we see. In both pieces of literature‚ we see the women always
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Cherishing someone does not always involve traditional ways of affection. “Wordsmith” a free verse poem by Susan Young‚ scrutinizes the relationship between a quiet‚ caring father and his daughter. The maintenance of the house metaphorically describes the developing kinship between the two that has eroded over time and the attempt to reconstruct this compelling bond. The daughter addresses her father as the “Pollyfilla King” establishing that he is trying to rectify his relationship with his daughter
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Susan Minot’s short piece Lust‚ is about a girl reminiscing on different experiences with past relationships while she was away at boarding school‚ as well as what “every girl” goes through when encountering the opposite sex and sexual intercourse. Minot believes that there is no significant difference between writing a novel or a short piece. Minot says the process of putting words down on the page whether there will be 300 pages or 10‚ is the same process for her. It’s one draft then another‚ throwing
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Let’s Talk about Sex When someone says the word “sex”‚ most people automatically jump to senses that person is talking about “sexual intercourse” don’t worry‚ everyone does it. In reality though sex is way more than just a three later word or the proper word for “getting it on”‚ more or less sex is defined by a noun‚ a verb and a thought. What other words pop into head when thinking about the word sex‚ a synonym for sex is gender. The definition of gender is the state of being male or female‚
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Susan Orlean‚ a contributor to the New Yorker‚ writes about real people. In a Orlean piece one feels her subject’s enthusiasm for their craft bleed into her own enthusiasm for reporting it. Simply put‚ her writing makes the passions of others accessible to all. She makes it look easy. But how does she do it? Orlean writes to “startle” and “seduce” her audience (Boynton 289‚ 276). She writes to convince her readership to care about the passions of her subjects‚ whether they be surfing‚ inventing
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David Gilmore III Dr. V English 102 15 February 2015 Susan Glaspell’s Trifles The play “Trifles” was written by Susan Glaspell in the year 1916. The play is a reflection of the culturally bound notion of the gender in the community. The play also reflects the preoccupied mindset of the author regarding the sex roles. The analysis can be started from the title of the play “Trifles” which is a clear suggestion of the thinking of women. Irony also runs during many instances in the play. The climax
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“Ever look at a piece of art and say to yourself ‘even I could do that?’” as it states in the first paragraph of “The Art of Faking”‚ forging art is not easy. Both “The Art of Faking” By Tania Therien and the excerpt from “Girl in Hyacinth Blue” By Susan Vreeland suggest that forging art requires immense skill and is difficult in multiple ways. “The Art of Faking” shows that forging art is a difficult task by showing Van Meegeren’s many steps to creating a realistic forgery. He was successful at
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Susan Glaspell’s Trifles explores the loss of companionship and the psychological effect that isolation can have on a person through the quiet conversation of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters. Glaspell writes‚ “MRS. HALE [Not as if answering that.] I wish you’d seen Minnie Foster when she wore a white dress with blue ribbons and stood up there in the choir and sang. [A look around the room.] Oh‚ I wish I’d come over here once in a while! That was a crime! That was a crime! Who’s going to punish that?” (Glaspell)
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