When examined closely different gender roles affect culture by creating a status quo within society. The gender and the stereotype of an individual vary within all individuals. One's role in a society is determined on how they view themselves and equality. In the drama Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, un-stereotypical characters of contradicting gender roles are used to show men’s superiority over women and how equality is not enforced. Glaspell uses gender roles to distinguish between norms and superiority. To start off, she sets the drama with an intro to a perfect early 1900’s society. Entangled in the men Mr. Peters and Mr. Hale, proceed into the house pointing out parts of the house that are disastrous. Alluding to their wives
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An example is when Mr. Hale says, “Well, women are used to worrying over trifles” (Glaspell 1130). Thus supporting the claim on equality, the men believe they are the superior race. Women are supposed to follow certain rules, no woman is allowed to do anything that a man does not want! Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are examples of how these “rules” do not get followed along any type of guidelines. What set these two women so far off and different then the average gender roles in their era, are the fact that they do not listen to what society has to say. As they go on throughout the story precisely explaining if the quilt must knotted or not. Mrs. Hale goes onto fix the quilt, saying how bad sewing always made her fidgety (Glaspell 1131). They keep things from the men that are ruining the case. What type of woman would keep such a thing from a man? It was not the woman’s job to decide what was best. Between the two genders, a realization must be made that the two are equal. Evidence within the story prove that the two are not on the same playing field. Immediately when walking into the room the first thing the men say to the women was how unclean it was. They would never let their own house look like that! That would not be their role, and they would be breaking
An example is when Mr. Hale says, “Well, women are used to worrying over trifles” (Glaspell 1130). Thus supporting the claim on equality, the men believe they are the superior race. Women are supposed to follow certain rules, no woman is allowed to do anything that a man does not want! Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are examples of how these “rules” do not get followed along any type of guidelines. What set these two women so far off and different then the average gender roles in their era, are the fact that they do not listen to what society has to say. As they go on throughout the story precisely explaining if the quilt must knotted or not. Mrs. Hale goes onto fix the quilt, saying how bad sewing always made her fidgety (Glaspell 1131). They keep things from the men that are ruining the case. What type of woman would keep such a thing from a man? It was not the woman’s job to decide what was best. Between the two genders, a realization must be made that the two are equal. Evidence within the story prove that the two are not on the same playing field. Immediately when walking into the room the first thing the men say to the women was how unclean it was. They would never let their own house look like that! That would not be their role, and they would be breaking