Trifles The one scene play Trifles by Susan Glaspell beginning on page 851, reveals how women view objects and infer potential facts differently than men. The play is set in an early 1900’s, farmhouse, primarily in the kitchen. The attitudes about the roles men and women played, in real life during that time, displayed with subtle comments made by the men throughout the play. Hiding of the evidence after the women had drawn the conclusion of Mrs. Wrights guilt show that the genders view things using different techniques. The county attorney’s opening line of the play indicates that women once considered frail, weak, and simple minded, by needing an invite to the warmth of the fire. After finding the mess of fruit in the cupboard, the conversation, by the men, regarding what women worry about and the comment about Mrs. Wright not being a housekeeper demonstrates the role of women as only homemakers. Further, into the story, the men laughing at the sheriff’s comment about the finishing of the quilt reinforce the men’s attitude about the role women played. These are examples of how the men overlooked minor details of Mrs. Wright’s life that would have assisted them in …show more content…
Hale and Mrs. Peters conversation about not liking men snooping around in their kitchen and criticisms, after having to leave in a hurry, and the bread being set, show that women were considering what was going on at the time the offence occurred. Noticing the nervous stitching began tying the story together for the women. Finding the broken birdcage and then finding the bird with a broken neck, in a pretty box, permitted the women to concur that Mrs. Wright loved the bird. The discussion as to what type of man Mr. Wright was, the absence of children, and loneliness, as well as, the roles of women and men in their society confirmed the ladies’ understanding of her motive and the need to protect her from further