Examine play "trifiles" the charecter and plot feminist point of view

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Number Date Analysis of the Play “Tiffles” Introduction Women have been on the receiving end of a patriarchal society that has limited their presence to the kitchen and home management. The perspectives and needs of women have often come second to what men believe should be done. However, feminism has brought a glimmer of hope to women’s lives. In contemporary society, women have a better chance of succeeding in any field they want to specialize in. Many literary works have centered on women's struggles and positive steps taken to address their issues. “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell is a one-act play written in the 1900s when the first wave of feminist movements was gaining momentum. This paper examines the plot, theme of feminism, and characters in the play “Tiffles.” Plot Summary The scene commences in the isolated John and Minnie Wright's farmhouse. Following the death of Mr. John Wright at his home, the farmhouse has been considered a crime scene in the play Trifles. The county attorney asks Mr. Hale to repeat his account of his visit the day before when he found Minnie acting strangely while her husband lay dead upstairs, strangled by a rope. Minnie maintained she was asleep when a person murdered her husband. This response amused everyone and left many unanswered questions (Glaspell 1-4). While the men, including Mr. Hale and the sheriff, go upstairs for more tangible evidence, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters head the other way-keeping their eyes on the domestic space and continuing with the household items, speaking to Minnie's life and character. The two women walk through the house and find signs showing just how tortured Minnie's life with her husband must have been. They find the birdcage torn apart, and upon coming further, they find the dead canary with a neck that is twisted. This indicates that John must have killed Minnie's pet. They agree that such information will be detrimental to Minnie's initial statements to the authorities. The women feel much for Minnie's inner agony, having fully comprehended how the poor bird's life is vital to her. The women know all too well about male dominance over female oppression in society, having witnessed some of their allies face similar confinement in their lives (Glaspell 9-10). Instead, they choose to withhold the evidence just to save Minnie from a verdict that may not be considerate of her plight. Even though hiding the evidence left Minnie's fate open for interpretation, it showed female solidarity forged in the face of social injustice. Theme of Feminism in “Trifles” In “Trifles,” Susan Glaspell addresses feminism by depicting the isolation, inequality, and invisible resilience of women within a patriarchal society. This theme emerges through the portrayal of domesticity, the suppression of female autonomy, the male characters' dismissive attitudes toward women, and the solidarity among the female characters. Domesticity and Isolation Setting the play in the conventional female kitchen space signifies the domestic confines women are expected to live in. This space also shows how men overlook women, as happens when they view household matters as trifles. However, through these trifles, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters put together Mrs. Wright's life in loneliness and isolation. Mrs. Hale observes, “I wonder how it would seem never to have had any children around” (Glaspell 9). This theme of domestic confinement and the pressure to conform to domestic roles is at the heart of the feminist critique in the play because it shows how women's work and emotional worlds are undervalued and disregarded by men. Suppression of Female Autonomy Mrs. Wright, the wife of the deceased, is representative of the total lack of autonomy lost in women who were in oppressive marriages. Her friends knew her to be a vibrant woman. However, she was alone and dominated by her husband in their marriage year...