Susan Glaspell's Trifles

Susan Glaspell’s work in “Trifles” displays many attributes among women such as independence and freedom. I quickly noticed that Glaspell’s work is very similar to Kate Chopin’s because both of them express equality between men and women. In “Trifles” one can see how a woman’s role in the early nineteenth century meant absolutely nothing. Men like Mr. Wright, Mr. Hale and the Sheriff acted and talked as if they were superior to all women. Through Glaspell’s “Trifles,” one is able to grasp the realities of feminism stereotypes and much more. “Trifles” is centered around several symbols and themes, that allow people to see the way men treated women, men’s superiority, a woman’s role, and more. Through the play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell there are several noticeable items and objects that can be represented as symbols. I believe that these items represent trifles, which is something that is trivial
A woman’s only duty of that period mainly consisted of being a housekeeper. The roles of women were very strict. Unlike men, women could not obtain a job outside of the house nor could their voice be heard. Thus, this one of the reasons why I think Mrs. Wright murdered her husband. I believe she was getting abused and therefore she has the desire to experience here own taste of freedom. Since Mrs. Wright was isolated from the world outside of her home, I believe that she found solace in her bird, until her husband, Mr. Wright strangled it. Another theme that is clearly prominent throughout the play is male dominance. Men saw themselves as superior to women during that time period. Therefore, they placed limits one women that did not allow them to vote or to obtain one’s desired occupation. Thus, this sparked the idea of equal rights, which can be seen in