In the beginning of the play, the men completely dismiss the kitchen as a place where anything of importance could be discovered. “Nothing here but kitchen things,” (1155) the sheriff states, right before he makes fun of Mrs. Peters for being so concerned of Minnie’s fruit. The men had a different perception when it came to evaluating the kitchen on clues to solving the murder. In their eyes it was a place where only women resigned for cooking and cleaning or things that were “trifles” to them. Even though the kitchen was an unimportant area of the house, it was very important when solving the murder, and finding Minnie’s motive. The women looked closely at the trivialities which were the clues that solved the mystery. As Mrs. Peters and
