Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles is probably often misinterpreted by many viewers. One person made the following comment‚ "Trifles is a lousy mystery. All the action took place before the curtain went up. Almost in the beginning‚ on the third page‚ we find out who done it.’ So there isn’t really much reason to sit through the rest of the play." Trifles does center around a murder investigation‚ but the mystery is not about "who done it‚" but why it was done. Women’s lowly social status at the time
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“I heard she used to wear pretty clothes and be lively when she was Minnie Foster‚ one of those town girls singing in the choir” (1309) said the Wright’s neighbor‚ Mrs. Hale to Mrs. Peters‚ the sheriff’s wife. Susan Glaspell wrote the play‚ Trifles‚ which was published in 1916. This play is about a murder committed in a farmhouse in the Midwest‚ focusing on the meaning of Minnie Wright’s life and reasons behind killing her husband. The different assumptions and perceptions of the men and women in
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Peters‚ anagnorisis is provoked by observing Minnie’s isolation within her home and feeling sympathy for Minnie because of the loneliness and anger that she might have felt. Mrs. Peters relates to Minnie’s situation for two reasons. First‚ Mrs. Peters begins to identify with Minnie by relating the isolation and stillness of Minnie’s life towards her own. She indicates this when she says‚ “Mrs. Peters: [something within her speaking.] I know
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jealousy and selfish desires. That’s the case with Miss Minnie who has lost the meaning of life since her so called lover left. Life hasn’t been the same for the poor old lady in the town of Jefferson‚ Mississippi. Maybe the attention that used to exist as a young girl was lost. But getting an innocent man involved to fulfill one’s selfish desires is not acceptable and certainly not the solution. In “Dry September‚” by William Faulkner‚ Miss Minnie wrongfully accused Will Mayes of rape because she was
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sexism that women dealt with then‚ and still to some extent deal with today. Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale find incriminating evidence against Minnie‚ but the men never think to ask them their opinion; they are too busy looking for solid tangible‚ evidence. The “trifles” the women are worried about do not matter to the men. Although the women find evidence to believe Minnie is the killer‚ they feel somewhat responsible for abandoning her. The women and the men in this story are both somewhat sexist. The women
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Her Peers Analysis This story is given through the perspective of two females which helps to portray the views of the writer. Throughout this story we are given background on Minnie but also given insight on how her life is now‚ and with this left to decide if she is guilty of the crime that was committed. While Minnie is the main focus of the story we are able to see the theme played out through two of the other characters‚ and also through a conflict of a decision that these women must make.
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The men and women have come to investigate the case against Minnie Foster‚ the wife dead of Mr. Wright. As the play opens gender roles play an important role within the characters as they look for clues. The men thought they were putting together a case but turned out to be overlooking all the important evidence. All the evidence the women noticed lead to them solving the murder case. In the kitchen the men did nothing but insult Minnie and her kitchen. Making insulting comments such as “nothing
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broke door represents freedom for Minnie (Mr. Wright’s Wife)‚
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in order to protect one of their own‚ Minnie Foster Wright and allow the men to never learn of the reasons behind the murder of John Wright. Susan Glaspell writes this story in third person omniscient. Through the use of this point of view‚ the narrator is able to illustrate a central point of view by showing each character’s thoughts‚ feelings and actions. In the first part of the story we learn about Mrs. Hale. She is an older women who has know Minnie for several years‚ however hasn’t seen
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action. The short dramatic play‚ “Trifles‚” by Susan Glaspell showcases the repression of American women by a male dominated society during the late 1800’s. The protagonist‚ Minnie Wright‚ remains unseen throughout the play. Just as women of the playwright’s time were silenced in matters that affected their day-to day lives‚ Minnie is helpless to defend herself and is instead‚ defended through the exposure of her circumstances. “Trifles” reminds the audience that women are not to be
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