Susan Faludi

“Trifles”, a 1916 play written by Susan Glaspell, centralizes around the death of Mrs. Wright’s husband, John. Her neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Hale, as well as the local sheriff and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, start off the play by entering the Wright’s empty farmhouse to investigate the murder. While the men look for evidence, the women begin to search for seemly insignificant clues that end up revealing the motive behind Mr. Wright’s crime. Overall, Glaspell’s use of subtle commentary on…

century, women were commonly mistreated. Among these women were farm woman. With the feeling of being trapped, the women were often stuck in unhappy marriages. In the play Trifles, Susan Glaspell uses symbolism to prove the mistreatment and emotional abuse that Minnie goes through, which will lead Minnie to kill her husband. Susan Glaspell uses the symbolism of the canary to represent Minnie. This is because, like the bird Minnie is kept in a cage. Instead of an actual cage, Minnie's barrier is…

Characterize John Wright- What Sort of Person was He and How Do You know? In Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles”, George Henderson: the County Attorney, Sheriff Peters, Mrs. Peters, Lewis Hale, and Mrs. Hale travel to the home of John Wright in search of evidence. John Wright is dead. He was strangled to death with a rope in his own bed while he slept. John’s wife: Mrs. Wright, is the only person who was known to be present at the scene of the crime at the time of the murder. However, Mrs. Wright…

The detail in the book, In Cold Blood, facilitates the reader’s understanding the imagery that develops suspense throughout. Dick and Perry (the murders of the Clutter’s family) not being “the kind to kick off his shoes and sit by the shore” worked hard to accomplish their murders clear from any possible clues that could be used against them. Nancy faced towards the wall covered with blood due to the bullet that made its way through the back of her head with her hands tied together,…

Charles Manson Biography Charles Milles Maddox – referred to by most as Charles Manson – was the leader of the Manson Family cult in the revolutionary period of the 1960’s. The Manson Family was responsible for nine murders, starting with the infamous killings of the actress Sharon Tate and four of her friends, occurring within five weeks in the year 1969. Charles Manson is still alive today serving a life sentence in Corcoran State Prison. Manson’s dark childhood was an appropriate indicator…

The Portrayal of Society and How it Affects Female Characters: A Look at Machinal and Trifles Sophie Treadwell's Machinal and Susan Glaspell's Trifles take place in two very different worlds, yet they encompass some of the same problems, with both women from these different time periods choosing to kill their husbands as it was the only way they saw to escape their situations. Treadwell's Helen Jones and Glaspell's Mrs. Wright are both restricted by the men in their lives. Helen Jones being…

In the texts Trifles and “A Jury Of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell we go through the story with The Sheriff, County Attorney, Hale, Mrs.Hale and more. While Trifles and “A Jury Of Her Peers” have many similarities they also have some differences. The texts by Susan Glaspell are comparable in many ways the author, for example, wrote both texts and the plot is the same for both. The characters are the same in both texts “ ‘By the way,’ he said, ‘has anything been moved?’ He turned to the sheriff.…

Adventurous Sisters! By:Karlie Copeland This book is dedicated to all of my teachers and family. Chapters 1.How it all started 2.The house in the woods 3. The crazy bird lady in the yellow jacket 4.The treasure 5.We are finally home How it all started. One rainy day long long ago me, and Hazel were watching News 9. We heard that there is a missing treasure. In a place called neverland. Now no one has ever been…

In the murder case of A Jury Of Her Peers written by Susan Glaspell, Mrs. Wright stolidly tells Mr. Hale and Mr. Peters that her spouse is dead. The men along with their wives work together to solve the murder of Mr. Wright. Although Mrs. Wright does not initially appear capable of murder, Mrs. Peters and Mr. Hale conclude she strangled her husband as evidenced by the crazily sewn quilt patch, the unhinged bird cage, and the mutilated canary. First, the quilt patch was much messier than Mrs.…

The Library of Souls is the last installment of the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Trilogy. By Ransom Riggs, the last installment immediately takes place after the second installment, and hooks the reader until the end, with a great conclusion to the trilogy. The unique part in the book does not disappoint, with the creepy-looking vintage pictures, they help you visualize more of the story. The story first takes place in present London, where Emma, a girl who can control fire, and Addison, a…