Winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1931 for “Allison’s House”, Susan Glaspell is responsible for creating the high school nation-read One-Act Play known as “Trifles”. Published in 1916, Glaspell defied the harshest restrictions set for women and shared her talent with readers all throughout the country. Back then, it was infrequent to hear about women completing such a major act. However, publication became an ordinary habit for Susan Glaspell. Additionally, Glaspell would often write about the oppression directed at women and revolve her stories plot’s around it. Being the author over roughly 74 pieces of works, in Trifles, Susan Glaspell uses symbolism to justify Mrs. Wright’s actions.
A major way Glaspell gives approval for Mrs. Wright’s …show more content…
It all starts with the sexist comments the men make. As having the court attorney responsible for providing evidence to prosecute Mrs. Wright in court, it’s remarkable when he stated ““No, Peters, it’s all perfectly clear except a reason for doing it. But you know juries when it comes to women. If there was some definite thing” (Glaspell, 989). As Dalton states, “They attribute the mess to poor housekeeping instead of recognizing its significance as a breakdown in the Wright’s home” (Dalton), meaning the men just look for what they want to look to but don’t take into consideration of all the obvious clues the surroundings provide. Furthermore, It’s clear that dehumanization is a contributing factor to Glaspell’s scheme. Soon after Mrs. Peters spots Minnie’s stuff, McDaniel points out that “Sheriff Peters laughs at his wife's remark over Minnie's concern from jail over the status of her glass jars of fruit preserves” (McDaniel). It’s simply in the words the men say and how the women react, they’re used to being talked down. The way one of the men say, “Nothing here but kitchen things” is iconic because they dismiss the place where they would’ve found the motive to brings Mrs. Wright to trial. The women are used to being a minority; not thought of as much than a breeder and a maid. Bring to light a new perspective, McDaniel states “He declares that the kitchen scene provides "nothing important ... nothing that would point to any motive", and the way they’re oblivious of the surroundings. Evidently, what is significant is the women undermine themselves, for example when Mrs. Hale said, "I don't know as there's anything so strange, our takin' up our time with little things while we're waiting for them to get the evidence" (Glaspell, 985), shows them double questioning themselves. Thus, leading into to other technique of using
A major way Glaspell gives approval for Mrs. Wright’s …show more content…
It all starts with the sexist comments the men make. As having the court attorney responsible for providing evidence to prosecute Mrs. Wright in court, it’s remarkable when he stated ““No, Peters, it’s all perfectly clear except a reason for doing it. But you know juries when it comes to women. If there was some definite thing” (Glaspell, 989). As Dalton states, “They attribute the mess to poor housekeeping instead of recognizing its significance as a breakdown in the Wright’s home” (Dalton), meaning the men just look for what they want to look to but don’t take into consideration of all the obvious clues the surroundings provide. Furthermore, It’s clear that dehumanization is a contributing factor to Glaspell’s scheme. Soon after Mrs. Peters spots Minnie’s stuff, McDaniel points out that “Sheriff Peters laughs at his wife's remark over Minnie's concern from jail over the status of her glass jars of fruit preserves” (McDaniel). It’s simply in the words the men say and how the women react, they’re used to being talked down. The way one of the men say, “Nothing here but kitchen things” is iconic because they dismiss the place where they would’ve found the motive to brings Mrs. Wright to trial. The women are used to being a minority; not thought of as much than a breeder and a maid. Bring to light a new perspective, McDaniel states “He declares that the kitchen scene provides "nothing important ... nothing that would point to any motive", and the way they’re oblivious of the surroundings. Evidently, what is significant is the women undermine themselves, for example when Mrs. Hale said, "I don't know as there's anything so strange, our takin' up our time with little things while we're waiting for them to get the evidence" (Glaspell, 985), shows them double questioning themselves. Thus, leading into to other technique of using