Trifles to one may not be to another Women were on the rise in the early nineteenth century by earning their rights to vote and to be treated equal to men in society. However, with this new equality women statuses in society after women rights were gained had not changed negative stereotypes and gender conformities. Women at that time lived roles with little authority that made their outlook on life different from that of men. At the turn of the twentieth century, men and women lived different perspectives as their role in society differed in small-town American life, as demonstrated in “Trifles” a play by Susan Glaspell. The play “Trifles” is a drama on a murder of John Wright with the leading suspect his wife, Minnie. The play takes place
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The women did not approve of the comments the men were making. Mrs. Hale states in the play, “Those towels get dirty awful quick. Men’s hands aren’t always as clean as they might be” reasoning against the men’s criticism on Minnie (Glaspell 1394). The early nineteenth century, it was common for women to stay home and attend to the housework in small-town living. The men were off making money and did not see how much work it was to keep a clean house and complete all chores like preserving fruit for the cold months. The different roles women and men played in small-town living lead to different perspectives on the condition of Minnie’s house: “County Attorney: Ah, loyal to your sex, I see. But you and Mrs. Wright were neighbors. I suppose you were friends, too.” (Glaspell 1394). Mrs. Hale being friends might have played a small part in the views on the cleanliness of Minnie’s house like the county attorney thought, but more so because they shared the same role in life. By sharing the same role women have the same understanding of the amount of work the upkeeping of a farm house can …show more content…
Hale describes how Minnie use to be by saying: “I wish you’d seen Minnie Foster when she wore a white dress with blue ribbon and stood up there in the choir and sang” (Glaspell 1400). Minnie does not sing or act cheerful the way she once did due to years of neglectful abuse from Wright. The women’s view on the neglectful abuse justifies the murder leading them to hide the evidence from the men. The men have a different perspective on abuse, because they cannot relate due to their roles in society always being in power. If the men found the evidence, they would not let Minnie away with the murder because they would not believe in neglect justifying a murder. The men and women would handle the truth differently as a result from their roles in society causing different perspective on the neglect of Minnie. The play “Trifles” demonstrates in the nineteenth century how men and women perspective on life differ from the upkeep in Minnie’s house, to the importance of preserves, to the making of quilts, to all the way on if a murder is justified by neglect or not. Now in the twenty first-century we have less difference in gender perspectives as women and men roles are equal in society. Trifles to one individual may be important to someone else and should be treated equally. That individual might not know that trifle could solve a
The women did not approve of the comments the men were making. Mrs. Hale states in the play, “Those towels get dirty awful quick. Men’s hands aren’t always as clean as they might be” reasoning against the men’s criticism on Minnie (Glaspell 1394). The early nineteenth century, it was common for women to stay home and attend to the housework in small-town living. The men were off making money and did not see how much work it was to keep a clean house and complete all chores like preserving fruit for the cold months. The different roles women and men played in small-town living lead to different perspectives on the condition of Minnie’s house: “County Attorney: Ah, loyal to your sex, I see. But you and Mrs. Wright were neighbors. I suppose you were friends, too.” (Glaspell 1394). Mrs. Hale being friends might have played a small part in the views on the cleanliness of Minnie’s house like the county attorney thought, but more so because they shared the same role in life. By sharing the same role women have the same understanding of the amount of work the upkeeping of a farm house can …show more content…
Hale describes how Minnie use to be by saying: “I wish you’d seen Minnie Foster when she wore a white dress with blue ribbon and stood up there in the choir and sang” (Glaspell 1400). Minnie does not sing or act cheerful the way she once did due to years of neglectful abuse from Wright. The women’s view on the neglectful abuse justifies the murder leading them to hide the evidence from the men. The men have a different perspective on abuse, because they cannot relate due to their roles in society always being in power. If the men found the evidence, they would not let Minnie away with the murder because they would not believe in neglect justifying a murder. The men and women would handle the truth differently as a result from their roles in society causing different perspective on the neglect of Minnie. The play “Trifles” demonstrates in the nineteenth century how men and women perspective on life differ from the upkeep in Minnie’s house, to the importance of preserves, to the making of quilts, to all the way on if a murder is justified by neglect or not. Now in the twenty first-century we have less difference in gender perspectives as women and men roles are equal in society. Trifles to one individual may be important to someone else and should be treated equally. That individual might not know that trifle could solve a