All The Small Things
John Wooden once said that “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” In the one act play “Trifles” Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find small details that all point toward the something big that happened: a murder. While it may seem more convenient to look for the big clues, sometimes the answer lies in the intricate details like those of the quilt and the bird’s death. Had these seemingly insignificant details been focused on, the murderer may have been found, tried, and convicted.
While the men continue searching for evidence to convict Mrs. Wright, the women find small details that could have easily convicted her. The quilt holds one of these minute clues. The women find a quilt that Mrs. Wright had been sewing and notice that the sewing had begun to be sporadic near the end. Mrs. Hale states that “[it’s] all over the place (Glaspell 822).” Whereas, the stitching had previously been “nice and even (Glaspell 822).” This detail holds significance because it shows that something had changed within Mrs. Wright. Even after the officer placed her in jail, she did not worry about her husband's death, she, instead, asked for her “apron and her little shawl (Glaspell 821)” be brought to her and “about her fruit (Glaspell 821).”
The women also found the bird …show more content…
She uses the mindset of the society to convey her thoughts on how men viewed women. Women in that time period had a reputation of being less competent than men and therefore what they discovered was of little significance. It is ironic because the “small” details they uncover actually could have been what the men were looking for the entire time. It is also ironic that the men never found enough evidence in the story this play originated from to hold Mrs. Wright. Because the men ignored the small details, they ultimately missed out on the entire
John Wooden once said that “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” In the one act play “Trifles” Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find small details that all point toward the something big that happened: a murder. While it may seem more convenient to look for the big clues, sometimes the answer lies in the intricate details like those of the quilt and the bird’s death. Had these seemingly insignificant details been focused on, the murderer may have been found, tried, and convicted.
While the men continue searching for evidence to convict Mrs. Wright, the women find small details that could have easily convicted her. The quilt holds one of these minute clues. The women find a quilt that Mrs. Wright had been sewing and notice that the sewing had begun to be sporadic near the end. Mrs. Hale states that “[it’s] all over the place (Glaspell 822).” Whereas, the stitching had previously been “nice and even (Glaspell 822).” This detail holds significance because it shows that something had changed within Mrs. Wright. Even after the officer placed her in jail, she did not worry about her husband's death, she, instead, asked for her “apron and her little shawl (Glaspell 821)” be brought to her and “about her fruit (Glaspell 821).”
The women also found the bird …show more content…
She uses the mindset of the society to convey her thoughts on how men viewed women. Women in that time period had a reputation of being less competent than men and therefore what they discovered was of little significance. It is ironic because the “small” details they uncover actually could have been what the men were looking for the entire time. It is also ironic that the men never found enough evidence in the story this play originated from to hold Mrs. Wright. Because the men ignored the small details, they ultimately missed out on the entire