Glaspell

Franklin English Composition II 5 December 2017 Intro...Thesis...potential synopsis of stories Susan Glaspell was born in 1882 in the small town of Davenport, Iowa. After she graduated from Drake University, she worked as a journalist for Des Moines Daily News. She stopped working in the newspaper industry when her stories began to appear in magazines such as The Ladies Home Journal. In 1915 Glaspell met a man named George Cook, who was a stage director, and together they established The Provincetown

‘Trifles’ by Susan Glaspell and ‘Florence’ by Alice Childress touch the two most important subject of American History. One is women’s right and other is racism. ‘Trifles’ by Susan Glaspell is written in early twentieth century. Around that time, women are considered to be only good to have children and take care of the household and their husband. Susan Glaspell’s play criticizes this preventive social behavior toward women. On the other hand, ‘Florence’ by Alice Childress is written in mid twentieth

Susan Glaspell is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who composed the phenomenal play “Trifles” in 1916. The concept of the play came about while she was reminiscing about the Hossack’s murder case. Glaspell created five central characters to bring the play to life on stage who are George Henderson¬¬—county attorney, Henry Peters—sheriff, Lewis Hale—a neighboring farmer, Mrs. Peters, and Mrs. Hale. A terse overview of the play includes Mr. Hale visiting the Wright’s farmhouse to preferably

thoroughly. I have decided to use Trifles by Susan Glaspell for my paper. As a person who loves literature, I tend to gravitate more towards the seemingly simple but very complex plots. I ended up loving the concept and the base for the short play. Not only is the play packed with symbolism, but the play is based on a real life murder case; just like the ending of the story, Kilifi Creek, was based on a real accident. I liked the creativity Susan Glaspell uses to depict the themes she wants readers to

Trifles by Susan Glaspell This compelling play is about the investigation at the farmhouse of John and Minnie Wright after his murder. The sheriff, county attorney, and neighbor discuss the evidence and look at the crime scenes to try and discover the murderer and motive. The sheriff and neighbor's wives remain in the kitchen where through looking at Mrs. Wright's sewing basket and cupboards they discover the truth of the crime. The setting is a small rural farmhouse that appears isolated from its

intelligent than the average man, according to the government during the 1900’s. The men were usually responsible for being brave, strong and fearless. Along with having the benefit of their word or what men say goes. The 1912 play Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, who was inspired to write this play from a story she covered as a reporter. A murder case is being held and authorities are getting down to it suspecting a woman of killing her husband in his sleep. The character Mrs. Hale who is neighbors and friends

to men, and lived a patriarchal life. Susan Glaspell exposes the patriarchal society in her play “Trifles.” Although at first the play may seem like a solved murder mystery, Glaspell goes much further than that, she connects her play to the society she lived in and even future societies to an extent. Glaspell writes about the gender differences that occurred during her time. The theme of sexism and patriarchy can be seen early on in the play. Glaspell in the opening of her play introduces the three

Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a tragic mysterious drama that has to deal with a murderous wife, and a couple of friends who cover up her tracks. Throughout the story Glaspell gives clues to the reader to help him or her figure out what will happen in the end. Glaspell Wrote Trifles in 1916, according to the year it is safe to assume that this mysterious short story was placed in a time around the 1910’s setting. The clues she leaves, such as the quilting square, the bird, the reflections in the setting

over trifles.” (Glaspell 258). This is the only time “trifles” is used in the play. However, the way the characters act and speak amongst each other reveals the true meaning of the title. The men disrespect the women multiple times in the story. The sheriff and court attorney make comments that are obviously meant to be sexist toward the women such as “Well, you can beat the women! Held for murder and still worryin’ about her preserves” and “Ah, loyal to your sex, I see.” (Glaspell 258). The men treat

characterization of the men, symbolism of the bird cage, and denouement of the plot to explain the gender conflict that ensues from the walls that were built to divide men and women. Throughout the story, Glaspell characterizes the men by negative, and even insulting, things they say to their women counterparts. Glaspell wrote County Attorney sarcastically saying, “What can [men] do without the ladies?” (982). Snide comments like this continue in the play, spoken by every man in the script. The author did not