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Susan Glaspell was an american playwright, novelist, journalist, and actress, alongside being a strong feminist. Her writings mainly explored contemporary social issues such as gender and ethics. The play “Trifles” is loosely based on the trial of Margaret Hossack for the murder of her husband, John Hossack, which Susan reported during her time of being a journalist of “Des Moines Daily”. Her report was based out of Warren County in Iowa. This vicious murder stunned and divided the close-knit

Stevenson tells the story of Trina Garnett, the youngest of twelve children from a poor section of Chester, Pennsylvania. She grew up in poverty and regularly witnessed her father abuse her mother and her siblings. After her mother died at the age of 9, she and her sisters ran away from their sexually abusing father. After moving between relatives, Trina always ended up homeless. When she was 14 years old, Trina and her friend broke into a friend’s house who they were both forbidden from visiting

“Trifles” Cierra Ford Colorado Technical University LIT 201-1403-03 Jordine Logan Phase 4 IP 9/15/2014 “Trifles” Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles” is a story about the murder of John Wright, a farm owner. Minnie Wright, the wife of John, is accused of killing her husband because she is the only person that can be confirmed to be present at the time of the murder. The official investigation would be conducted by the county attorney, the sheriff, and Mr. Hale. The woman would conduct their

The play, Trifles, written by Susan Gladwell, is based upon the 1900 murder of John Hossack, which she reported on during her time as a journalist. This play details the investigation into the murder of her husband, John Wright, in his sleep, with the primary suspect being his wife, Minnie Wright. This play takes place at the Wright’s home while Minnie Wright is locked up in jail. At the house, the detectives are trying to find the motive for the murder, which the county attorney, Mr. Henderson,

Order in the court! This is a case of the play Trifles and the story “A Jury of Her Peers,” which are both written by Susan Glaspell. Trifles is a play about the murder investigation of John Wright, who was strangled and whose wife is the prime suspect for his murder while “A Jury of Her Peers” has the same plot as Trifles except it’s from the point of view of Mrs. Hale, who is a friend of Mrs. Wright. While both texts have a very similar message and plot, the dialogue and point of view for Trifles

Two different texts, the same storyline, but two different points of view? That is exactly what Susan Glaspell did. Glaspell was an American playwright, journalist, novelist, and actress. She wrote many short stories and novels. Glaspell uses two different texts with the same storyline but uses two different points of view in her texts Trifles and “A Jury of Her Peers”. Although the two texts have the same storyline, they have two distinct differences, the type of text and their points of views.

In the short story “Trifles”, the themes of isolation of the characters, gender differences, and character conflicts affect the actions of the characters in the play. The one act play is very strong in the way that women are treated and how they live. The strict living of the women caused by the gender role of the male working making decisions and having them do all the maintenance in the house causes the women to be so isolated that they just sit in there house with nothing to do or kids to be

“A Jury of Her Peers” and Trifles are both written by Susan Glaspell. Susan Glaspell wrote many things that showed women’s role in society. Both writings tell a story about a man, John Wright, that was mysteriously murdered in his sleep. The men in the story are trying to solve the mystery, but look down on the women and their opinions. The women are the ones that end up finding most of the mystery solving clues. Susan Glaspell hides many messages in her writings. “A Jury of Her Peers” and Trifles

Abbey Walz Ms. Coleman 11-14-17 8II The book I read was What Waits in the Woods. This book was written by Kieran Scott and is about what happens when four friends go hiking in the woods, and horrible things happen. It is a very suspenseful novel with a lot of excitement. The three main characters are Callie, Jeremy, and Lissa. Callie and Jeremy are a couple, and decided to go camping with two of their friends. They find someone named Ted to help them get to a cabin where they can call home. In the

Your discussion post was enjoyable to read! I agree with what you wrote concerning Mrs. Hale’s and Mrs. Peter’s communication with each other. As you said, the women in Trifles “seemed banded together from the beginning” while in the short story “their conversation feels [more] like an argument.” One reason why Glaspell might have chosen to portray the women closer in Trifles is because she was limited to writing the dialogue between the character. She did not have the freedom to communicate the