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    Susan Glaspell's Trifles

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    Trifles’- An interesting play written by Susan Glaspell in 1916‚ is a play dealing with mystery and murder‚ revenge and deceit‚ and is full of irony from beginning to end. Seven characters form the cast‚ although 2 are non-active and will not be viewed; only spoken of. The County Attorney is a young man who seems for the most part to have a solid interest in his work. Although the County Attorney has a professional demeanor‚ he still joins in and laughs at the comments that the Sheriff direct towards

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    (Holstein). Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles” is a sensitive psychological portrait of society where women’s struggle to connect with each other impedes their ability to achieve equal social footing with men (Kastleman). The protagonists are bound together through empathy that they have to keep at bay during the investigation but yet also calls attention to the gaps in understanding and equality that persist for women today (Kastleman). The title of Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles” is used in different concepts

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    Susan Glaspell Trifles

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    Trifles Susan Glaspell wrote her one act play to show women of all ages that women can too thrive to be more than just some one who does all of the household chores and takes care of their husband and children. The Stage directions of the play are a large role in affecting the mood of the play. The stage directions are a crucial component of a play. The court attorney believes just the opposite of what Susan Glaspell is trying to exude. He believes that women should always be neat‚ quiet‚ clean

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    Trifles: Reflection

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    Trifles:Reflection The two woman Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters were different in one way‚ and that was being loyal. Mrs. Hale is more loyal than Mrs. Peters. When the county wanted to put Mrs. Wright in jail she stood by her side through it all‚ even when they began criticizing her poor housekeeping skills. Mrs. Peters was by far inconsiderate when it came to determining a woman have feelings‚ and rights. She allowed the men to get inside her mind and believe the horrible housekeeping skills they

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    Literary Studies Proseminar “Going Native” in American Literature and Film Mag. Dr.phil Maria-Theresia Holub Proseminar Paper An analysis of stereotypes and their function in “A Princess of Mars” and “Avatar” by Omid Redjaian July 10th‚ 2013 Introduction L.A. Hirschfeld (1996) states‚ “the prevalent point of view in psychology is that stereotypical thought is a by-product of the way information is organized and processed” Both in movies and literature we encounter stereotypical

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    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

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    Trifles By Susan Glaspell

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    Trifles (1916) by Susan Glaspell The central action in the play “Trifles” is the murder of Mr. Wright. While the men search the house for clues to prove that Mrs. Wright was the culprit‚ the women start taking notice of the drab condition of their surroundings in the kitchen. As the men pass through during their investigation they stop momentarily to fling sexist comments toward the women. For example: “Well‚ women are used to worrying over trifles”‚ which ties directly into the origin of the play’s

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    Susan Glaspell's Trifles

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    Haley Spiva Dr. Young English 102 24 March 2008 Symbolism in Glaspell’s Trifles Trifles was written by Susan Glaspell in 1916. Ms. Glaspell was a writer for the Des Moines News. The play started out by four characters of the play going over to the house of John Wright‚ due to a murder that happened at his house. George Henderson is the County Attorney‚ Henry Peters is the sheriff‚ Lewis Hale is the neighbor’s farmer‚ and also two women are in this play‚ Mrs. Peters‚ the sheriff’s wife and

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    Susan Glaspell's Trifles

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    In the play Trifles‚ written by Susan Glaspell‚ there is an investigation going on for the murder of John Wright. In Karen Alkalay-Gut’s critique of the play‚ she explains how woman only have power when they stick together with other women. Trifles supports her idea by showing many instances where the women in the play bind together to keep the secrets of Mrs. Wright safe. In the beginning of the play‚ the county attorney starts to criticize how messy Mrs. Wright’s kitchen is. Mrs. Hale quickly defends

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    Neoclassicism And Trifles

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    During the era of neoclassicism are many readings based off of this particular philosophy. Succinctly and effectively‚ in order that specific ideas get across‚ many authors incorporate general principles that have the ability to catch the public eye. They do this in hopes of the reader taking these principles from the work‚ and applying it to everyday life. Because society plays a huge role during this time‚ these readings are designed to inform people on how to live their life in an effective and

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