Trifles By Susan Glaspell Research Paper
The Comradery of Women
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Preamble). This is a quote from the Preamble to the United States Constitution. It is the introduction of our Country’s fundamental purpose and principles. However, in the early 1900’s, where Susan Glaspell’s dramatic play, “Trifles” takes place, we see a different belief. Women are considered less intelligent, insignificant, and dominated by men, who think they are the above them. The women’s suffrage movement is underway when this play is written in 1916. “Trifles” acknowledges the prejudice that women faced during that time, and it opens the doors to discuss the repression of women and the solidarity that this kind of repression causes. The egotistical assumptions of the men in the play “Trifles” results in unity among the …show more content…
Three years after Glaspell released the play “Trifles”, women gained the right to vote. Women in the early 1900’s realized that in order to get ahead, they needed to be united. Not all women felt this way, but many understood it. Many of them, like Mrs. Wright in the play, over stepped their boundaries in their traditional roles of a woman to make a way for equality. They struggled and fought. Even in today’s society, women are judged, and by many people, women are still thought of as the weaker person. “Trifles” shows how the men disrespected the ladies and their opinions. They did not want to give up their power to someone whom they deemed weaker than themselves. The women realized this, and were determined to unite together to move forward. As Glaspell proves in her play, women can be just as productive and smart as the men, but women sometimes
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Preamble). This is a quote from the Preamble to the United States Constitution. It is the introduction of our Country’s fundamental purpose and principles. However, in the early 1900’s, where Susan Glaspell’s dramatic play, “Trifles” takes place, we see a different belief. Women are considered less intelligent, insignificant, and dominated by men, who think they are the above them. The women’s suffrage movement is underway when this play is written in 1916. “Trifles” acknowledges the prejudice that women faced during that time, and it opens the doors to discuss the repression of women and the solidarity that this kind of repression causes. The egotistical assumptions of the men in the play “Trifles” results in unity among the …show more content…
Three years after Glaspell released the play “Trifles”, women gained the right to vote. Women in the early 1900’s realized that in order to get ahead, they needed to be united. Not all women felt this way, but many understood it. Many of them, like Mrs. Wright in the play, over stepped their boundaries in their traditional roles of a woman to make a way for equality. They struggled and fought. Even in today’s society, women are judged, and by many people, women are still thought of as the weaker person. “Trifles” shows how the men disrespected the ladies and their opinions. They did not want to give up their power to someone whom they deemed weaker than themselves. The women realized this, and were determined to unite together to move forward. As Glaspell proves in her play, women can be just as productive and smart as the men, but women sometimes