Analysis Of Susan Glaspells Trifles Patriarchal Dominance

Patriarchal Dominance Susan Glaspell’s a stage play Trifles filmed by Jasmine Castillo is based on the theme that two genders are separated by the roles they performance in society and their powers of execution. The story is about the terrible murder of Mr. Wright by his wife, and the women who found the evidence in farmer’s house decided to be silent and hide it. The women unquestionably have a strong motive to be quiet about their discovery. The discriminatory separation between two genders proves that women union is necessary to protect them from the unfair power of men, who are undoubtedly biased and prejudiced against women. Susan Glaspell writes a play Rifles in 1916 and a year later she rewrites it as the story A Jury of Her Peer.†¦show more content†¦Throughout history, women are persistent victims of society’s stereotypes. Sarah Fitzpatrick in her paper investigates how novels Willkie Collins’ The Woman in White and Ellen Wood’s East Lynne defeat  "traditionally understood gender roles through the lens of the separate spheres ideology†. She is against the belief that â€Å"women are the most capable of administrating domestic affairs, and that men condemn themselves and their families to poverty if they spend more time in the domestic sphere than the public sphere, where business was conducted and money earned†. By analyzing the Glaspell’s work, it is already obvious at the beginning of the play that narrator distinguishes between male and female society’s role as they enter the farmhouse. The men go inside house first, then they proceed to the stove to warm up themselves. They are powerful people of the community—the sheriff, the attorney prosecuting the case and a neighbor farmer. They investigate the scene of a crime by their strict rules and at the end the motive for the crime remains unknown. By contrast, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters enters the farmhouse and also start an investigation. Their search look like a curious exploration of Minnie Wright s place as they move through the kitchen. While Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters is gathering Minnie’s goods, they begin to imagine her life with Mrs. Wright and put themselves in her situation. Then they findShow MoreRelatedSusan Glaspell s Trifles 1358 Words   |  6 Pagesâ€Å"Trifles† is written by the mid-1900s feminist author Susan Glaspell. The one act play depicts the conflict surrounding the murder of John Wright and his wife’s, Minnie Wright’s, involvement in his strangulation. While this drama appears to tell the simple tale of a murder investigation, Glaspell intertwines her feminist views into the plot. The male and female characters’ investigations of John Wright’s death reveal a deeper meaning. The stark contrasts between the men and women in the story display