How Feminism is Represented in Trifles by Susan Glaspell confusing to some people, but it teaches the reader a great deal about how women were treated and perceived in the early 1900s. Analyzing the play from a feminist perspective, Mrs. Wright's motive for killing her husband becomes clearer and more understandable. Susan Glaspell gives the reader an idea of how men and women were treated during this time. In the next few paragraphs, I will use Susan Glaspell's feminist approach to demonstrate how Mrs. Wright's murder of her husband is entirely justified. If you were to ask someone if killing another person is justifiable, most of your answers would probably be a resounding no. and occasional maybe depends on what they did, and I would have to agree with people who say it depends on what they did. No one ever kills someone without cause unless you're crazy, but that's a police officer's or detective's perspective on the situation. From the Christian perspective, the belief is that taking a life is a sin and only God can take a life. In the case of Susan Glaspell's character, Minnie, learning the past of her relationship with her and her husband can help the reader understand why Minnie killed her husband. If the reader were to follow this process, it would create sympathy for Minnie and people would feel sorry for her, just like Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters did throughout the story. If the reader were to analyze the title very closely, then the reader would realize that the title “Trifles” is the perfect example of how women were treated by men in this play. The era the play is about, the era, the men who...... middle of paper...... is a touchy subject for some people, but one of the greatest minds of history hit him square in the head. when he said: “Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.” -Albert Einstein. Works Cited Alkalay-Gut, Karen. Jury of one's peers: The importance of trifles Winter 84 21.1 (1984): 1. Web.Brainy Quote. “Equality Quotes.” BrainyQuote. Xplore and Web. March 17, 2014. Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. New York: Frank Shay, 1916. Print. Lewis, Tanya. “How men’s brains are wired differently from women’s.” American Scientific World RSS. Np, and Web. March 17, 2014.Moore, Julie. “Men and Women Differences in Susan Glaspell's Trifles.” Yahoo Contributor Network. Np, and Web. March 18, 2014. Wollstonecraft, Mary and Mary Wollstonecraft. A demand for women's rights; & A vindication of men’s rights. New York: Cosimo Classics, 2008. Print.

Essay / How Feminism is Represented in Trifles by Susan Glaspell confusing to some people, but it teaches the reader a great deal about how women were treated and perceived in the early 1900s. Analyzing the play from a feminist perspective, Mrs. Wright's motive for killing her husband becomes clearer and more understandable. Susan Glaspell gives the reader an idea of how men and women were treated during this time. In the next few paragraphs, I will use Susan Glaspell's feminist approach to demonstrate how Mrs. Wright's murder of her husband is entirely justified. If you were to ask someone if killing another person is justifiable, most of your answers would probably be a resounding no. and occasional maybe depends on what they did, and I would have to agree with people who say it depends on what they did. No one ever kills someone without cause unless you're crazy, but that's a police officer's or detective's perspective on the situation. From the Christian perspective, the belief is that taking a life is a sin and only God can take a life. In the case of Susan Glaspell's character, Minnie, learning the past of her relationship with her and her husband can help the reader understand why Minnie killed her husband. If the reader were to follow this process, it would create sympathy for Minnie and people would feel sorry for her, just like Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters did throughout the story. If the reader were to analyze the title very closely, then the reader would realize that the title “Trifles” is the perfect example of how women were treated by men in this play. The era the play is about, the era, the men who...... middle of paper...... is a touchy subject for some people, but one of the greatest minds of history hit him square in the head. when he said: “Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.” -Albert Einstein. Works Cited Alkalay-Gut, Karen. Jury of one's peers: The importance of trifles Winter 84 21.1 (1984): 1. Web.Brainy Quote. “Equality Quotes.” BrainyQuote. Xplore and Web. March 17, 2014. Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. New York: Frank Shay, 1916. Print. Lewis, Tanya. “How men’s brains are wired differently from women’s.” American Scientific World RSS. Np, and Web. March 17, 2014.Moore, Julie. “Men and Women Differences in Susan Glaspell's Trifles.” Yahoo Contributor Network. Np, and Web. March 18, 2014. Wollstonecraft, Mary and Mary Wollstonecraft. A demand for women's rights; & A vindication of men’s rights. New York: Cosimo Classics, 2008. Print.

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