Susan Glaspell's Trifles

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The union of women in "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell is generated by the injustice of women in the 20th century. The moral of this work was to unite women at a time when men's beliefs had undermined them. Men saw women as a joke and women were not considered precious in society. Women were treated with disrespect because they were considered unequal for men. After noting the hard treatment of women, women decide that they will not inform the men of the evidence that led to Wright's murder. In Susan Glaspell's "Trifles" story, her husband's words and actions have led Mrs. Wright to kill her beloved husband. In the story Trifles, Susan Glaspell reveals that injustice against women and their basic fundamental rights much this demonstrates …show more content…

Peters expresses no disagreement on the way in which Mrs. Wright is suspected of being guilty of murder and also the injustice to which she is subjected and her presence in prison. Instead, it seems very convincing and innumerable about Mrs. Wright's guilt, while Mrs. Hale, from the beginning of the conversation between the two, is very satisfied with the injustice against Mrs. Wright: ... "Mrs. Sano. She seems a little stealthy, shut her up in the city and come here and try to make her turn against her, Mrs. Peters, but Mrs. Hale, the law is the law "(Trifles 142). As initially stated, the movement for women's justice was initiated by some, and these few, like Mrs. Hale as an example, were the ones who transferred this domino effect. gradually, to the rest of women in society. Similarly, Mrs. Wright who pretends to be initially very particular about the true judgment of the male-dominated judiciary perhaps expresses her true faith to Mrs. Hale to share their past memories with Mr. Hale after discovering that the bird Mr. Wright was strangled by her husband, and the cage was broken. "Mrs. Peters (in a low voice) When I was a child, my kitten, there was a boy who took an ax, and before my eyes ... (covers his face for a moment.) If they had not kept me - (is trapped, apparently upstart, where steps are heard, weakly flickers) - Let harm "( 145 Trifles). As illustrated in the Trifles quote, there are similar memories that create a permanent bridge that initiates …show more content…

Hale and Peters, when they hide Mrs. Wright's dead bird and lie to the men in the drama that the cat, which does not exist, has the bird. And then they lie again on the cat's escape. (Trifles 144). Accordingly, it is this protection from external influence (men) that helps women to rebuild and reform the principles of the United States Judiciary System on their own without men noticing: "The choice of women adopt an alternative model of perception that can only succeed in silence, but it is no longer the silence of impotence.The society was basically a society dominated by men, so women have practically no voice.The sexes are mere attributes that society binds to each sex and describe the role of today's society and at the time of Glaspell, men and women are divided into two stereotyped gender groups: the female and male group seen in Glaspell's "Works". Men are known as the head of the house, so like the "Fire" (firm and aggressive) in the house while the women are the followers and the water (soft and emotional) to extinguish the fire when it burns, however, these attributes are sometimes oppo In Trifles, women rebel against the society dominated by men and try to go beyond their comfort

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