In the book of Genesis God punishes Eve for disobeying his only rule, not to eat the fruit from the tree of good and evil. God tells Eve that Adam will “rule over” her. God tells Adam to take control, ownership of his wife. She is his responsibility and she is to obey him. God placed Adam in a position of authority and Eve in a position of subordination. The female characters in Susan Glaspell 's Trifles contributed to the investigation, but failed to change the opinions of the male characters in the play.
George Henderson, Henry Peters, and Lewis Hale were focused on proving that Mrs. Wright is guilty instead of trying to discover the truth behind her husband 's death. They become more focused on finding evidence to sentence John’s wife …show more content…
Peters and Mr. Hale that were investigating Mrs. Wright were focused on discovering the reason behind Mrs. Wright’s known actions rather than her hypothetical ones. The female characters of Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale were not even given first names. The only reason that the reader knows Mrs. Wright’s first name is Minnie is because that is the name that the female investigators call her. Minnie Foster was only referred to as John’s wife or Mrs. Wright by the men who are investigating the case. The men are dehumanizing Minnie by not referring to her by her name.Despite the fact that she made no physical appearance in the play, Minnie Foster, opened the eyes of Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale to show them how unfair life can be at times through accusations that were taken out of context. It is unlikely that Mrs. Wright will be found not guilty because she is a woman in a man 's world. Mrs. Wright was imprisoned for the crime of murder which, she either committed as an act of self defense or did not commit at all. The men and women have different views during the process of investigating the death of John Wright. Henry was willing to do whatever was necessary to prove Mrs. Wright was guilty, in order find closure His account of finding the body of John was disturbing. He suspected Mrs. Wright because she …show more content…
The women were brought to the scene of the crime to gather items that were requested by the accused, Mrs. Wright. The woman see the danger in the items that they are bringing to Mrs. Wright; however, they are considered “not very dangerous” by George Henderson and the other men (453). The items that the women are bringing Mrs. Wright give her the power to tell her side of the story. Mrs. Peters was rejected by her husband as Mrs. Wright was also neglected by hers: “a sheriff’s wife is married to the law” (453). Henry Peters will always put the law before his wife. The needs of the husband always surpassed the needs of the wife. John and Minnie have a toxic relationship where they both cause each other 's destruction. Mrs. Hale alludes to the possibility that it John’s death was not Mrs. Wright’s fault by stating that “[men’s] hands aren’t always as clean as they might be” (445). It takes a woman to know a
George Henderson, Henry Peters, and Lewis Hale were focused on proving that Mrs. Wright is guilty instead of trying to discover the truth behind her husband 's death. They become more focused on finding evidence to sentence John’s wife …show more content…
Peters and Mr. Hale that were investigating Mrs. Wright were focused on discovering the reason behind Mrs. Wright’s known actions rather than her hypothetical ones. The female characters of Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale were not even given first names. The only reason that the reader knows Mrs. Wright’s first name is Minnie is because that is the name that the female investigators call her. Minnie Foster was only referred to as John’s wife or Mrs. Wright by the men who are investigating the case. The men are dehumanizing Minnie by not referring to her by her name.Despite the fact that she made no physical appearance in the play, Minnie Foster, opened the eyes of Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale to show them how unfair life can be at times through accusations that were taken out of context. It is unlikely that Mrs. Wright will be found not guilty because she is a woman in a man 's world. Mrs. Wright was imprisoned for the crime of murder which, she either committed as an act of self defense or did not commit at all. The men and women have different views during the process of investigating the death of John Wright. Henry was willing to do whatever was necessary to prove Mrs. Wright was guilty, in order find closure His account of finding the body of John was disturbing. He suspected Mrs. Wright because she …show more content…
The women were brought to the scene of the crime to gather items that were requested by the accused, Mrs. Wright. The woman see the danger in the items that they are bringing to Mrs. Wright; however, they are considered “not very dangerous” by George Henderson and the other men (453). The items that the women are bringing Mrs. Wright give her the power to tell her side of the story. Mrs. Peters was rejected by her husband as Mrs. Wright was also neglected by hers: “a sheriff’s wife is married to the law” (453). Henry Peters will always put the law before his wife. The needs of the husband always surpassed the needs of the wife. John and Minnie have a toxic relationship where they both cause each other 's destruction. Mrs. Hale alludes to the possibility that it John’s death was not Mrs. Wright’s fault by stating that “[men’s] hands aren’t always as clean as they might be” (445). It takes a woman to know a