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    are a good way for the author to let the reader know that theres is more to something that what it appears be. “Susan Glaspell” play “Trifles” uses certain symbols so that the reader can have a better understanding of the occurrences during the play. For example the bird symbolizes Mrs Wright personality‚ the bird cage is a symbol to Mrs wright surroundings and the quilt symbolizes her emotional state. they may seem like small object but we understand that the carrie a much more bigger symbolic meaning

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    the short play‚ "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell‚ one can draw many conclusions based on the setting. The reader can form opinions of the characters and lives that they led just by the detailed description of the setting. But what exactly does the author’s use of setting do? The setting in the way Susan Glaspell wrote it was to help the reader to understand just how sad the main character‚ Mrs. Wright’s life was. The setting also helps you to understand why she loved her pet bird so much. And more

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    these are Life‚ Liberty‚ and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Preamble). This is a quote from the Preamble to the United States Constitution. It is the introduction of our Country’s fundamental purpose and principles. However‚ in the early 1900’s‚ where Susan Glaspell’s dramatic play‚ “Trifles” takes place‚ we see a different belief. Women are considered less intelligent‚ insignificant‚ and dominated by men‚ who think they are the above them. The women’s suffrage movement is underway when this play is written

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    common‚ like the theme‚ even though they may appear to tell two distinct stories. They both tell of a change in history. The drama Trifles was written in the early 18th century by Susan Glaspell and and is shown to be one of the first feminist works. Trifles is based upon a real murder case that occurred while Glaspell was working as a reporter for a newspaper at Des Moines. In the murder case‚ a woman is convicted of murdering

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    Destiny Wallace Mrs.Bickham English 102-114 23 April 2015 A Feminist Play Susan Glaspell was born 1876 in Iowa‚ to a conservative family with a modern income. Later on in her life‚ she got her degree from Drake University and right after became a reporter for the Des Moines News. Trifles‚ written in 1916‚ was one of her most famous plays. Trifles is reflected off the sex roles and gender play in the 1900s. In Susan Glaspell’s Trifles‚ one important hidden theme is feminism. Feminist criticism is

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    of a Marriage In Susan Glaspell’s play "Trifles" there is a lot of symbolism of the bird in reference to Minnie Foster. The bird symbolizes many things‚ the representation of the life that she once had‚ Minnie’s non-existent children‚ and her transformation from being John’s pet to being free. Living in a quiet farm house with no children‚ Minnie acquires a bird and treats it as her own child. When her husband supposedly wrings the bird’s neck‚ Minnie returns the action to her husband‚ John Wright

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    Trifles was written in the early 1900’s by Susan Glaspell. This occurred far before the women’s movement. Women were generally looked upon as possessions to their husbands. Their children‚ all wages‚ and belongings were property of their husbands. In Glaspell’s story it is easily depicted as to what role the men and women portrayed in society at this time. Glaspell proves her point by a conversation between two women in this story. The women‚ Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale

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    Silence Killing Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles”‚ Suzy Clarkson Holstein and Judith Kay Russell give almost the same aspect of the story‚ one of the stories talk about the play being “dramatic and deceptive” and the other of being “artsy and silence justice” which both represents the story uniquely the same; which I agree with both articles meaning. The story is one about a woman who felt like a prisoner in her own home. The story is a play that becomes one of the most fulfilling of a nineteenth century

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    Susan Glaspell’s drama is a riveting tale of murder‚ motives and false- or not- accusations. It was written in 1916 and helped to usher in the women’s sufferage movement by generating awareness. In this story‚ the women discover a vitally important piece of evidence‚ a bird with a broken neck. Even though Mrs. Wright claims she did not murder her husband‚ with a motive in hand the courts could easily overturn her plea; however‚ the men feel the women are worried about silly things- trifles. While

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    Susan Glaspell‚ writer of the drama play‚ Trifles‚ depicts the sad reality of men belittling women and coming second to men. The play’s title expresses the thought of woman being analytical. The women in the play were the only ones capable of figuring out minute clues and discovering that Mrs. Wright killed her husband. When George Henderson (the county attorney)‚ Henry Peters (the sheriff) with his wife‚ and Mr. and Mrs. Hale were investigating the crime scene. The men ignored and mocked Mrs. Hale

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