![]() Glaspell’s story is a commentary on the societal values of women at the time and their roles in the home. It is said, the devils in the details which proves to be accurate in this situation. Noticing simple things out of place in the home or the trifles (as the men call it), they inadvertently find clues that reveal Mrs. Wrights belonging in search of her request. While the men scamper about trying to solve the crime of who did it, the women rifle through Mrs. She asks three of her friends, who are wives of the detectives investigating, to collect her apron and shawl. Wright, is found at the crime scene and put in jail. “Trifles“ begins with an investigation into the murder of John Wright, which takes place at his farm house. ![]() Susan Glaspell’s story “Trifles” depicts the plight of women and their subordination while subversively commenting on the negative effects this had on the female psyche. Feminists raised questions about why women were being forced into a position of subordination and their affairs looked at with marginal importance. The bone of contention for feminist theory is centered at the treatment of women living in a patriarchal society.
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