Trifles By Susan Glaspell
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The thesis of this paper is to prove that the title of Susan Glaspell's play "Trifles" represents how men considered women's duties and their opinions to be of little importance compared to a man's role in society. The dictionary defines the word trifle as something of little importance or value, o ....
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.... the fact that Minnie was concerned about her fruit preserves. The County Attorney makes the statement:
"I guess before we're through she may have something
more serious than preserves to worry about."
Mr. Hale responds with:
"Well, women are used to worrying over trifles."
Because the women were concerned with cleaning and tidying the kitchen, which men considered trifle, the men overlooked that area and went out to find some real clues. However, the real clue to solving the murder was f ....
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