Susan Sellers

Trifles and Women’s Rights Susan Glaspell used her play Trifles to show what could happen if a woman was treated with such disrespect as she was in the early 20th century. Trifles was written and first performed in 1916, and during that time women served as servants to their husbands. They were responsible for cleaning the house, making babies, and cooking; meanwhile, the man was the “bread winner” or the provider of the house. Trifles begins, like any other investigation, with the Sheriff questioning

The Susan Glaspell play, "Trifles", does an awesome job of defining behavioral differences between men and women. The two genders in this story were geographically divided, and also in their motives and thought process, the writer makes it easy for the reader to pick up the differences of the two genders. Glaspell displays the differences in the play through the characters and the plot progression. The women at the beginning of the play appear to be unappreciated and dismissed, but these same women

Throughout American history, abuse has run rampant; however, the laws preventing abuse and the social stigma that prevents men, women, and children from reporting their abusers has done little to keep people from hurting their loved ones. In Susan Glaspell’s one-act play Trifles, characters show the true inner-workings of communities and relationships between men and women. The play describes a group of people investigating a murder committed by a wife, however, the men, including the sheriff, can’t

I the book the Isle of the lost by Mellisa de la cruz is about the kids of the disney villans suck as Jafar, Evil Queen, Crella De Vel, and Maleficent. After all the happily ever afters in the fairy tails queen Bell and her husband the beast created a island that all the “bad” people would be put and that was the isle of the lost, and the “good” and Royal familys would stay on the kingdom which they named Auradon. The island magic was taken away and put in Auradon. The villans have been trying to

“Trifles” and “The Hossack Case” both written by Susan Glaspell Back in the 1900s there were limits on what women were able to do. The life of a wife and a mother back then was to clean, cook, and tend to the every need of the husband and/or children. There was very little say in the matter of what women could do especially in the government or community. At this point in the United States Women Suffrage was knocking on the door of Washington D.C by Susan B. Anthony in 1871 but little was really accomplished

Lucy’s Doll Introduction a.) Moving In b.) A new finding c.) Keep it? d.) Transition to the next night The Johnson family was moving into their new cabin. Their daughter, Lucy was exploring the new house and wanted to look in the basement. Lucy asked her mother if she could go since Karen didn’t look in the basement, she told Lucy no. Lucy decided to sneak into the basement as soon as her mother left. At first it was dark and scary to Lucy until she found an old light switch that

of all of the details C.S. Lewis put in it. In the book the reason they was sent to the professor's house is because there were air raids happening in England where the kids lived. Lucy, who was the youngest, Edmund, the youngest other than Lucy, Susan, who was the oldest besides Peter, and Peter, the oldest, was playing hide and seek. While in the game Lucy found a wardrobe with large coats in it, so she decided to hide there. Lucy

The Lion’s Song The Magicians Nephew is definitely the book to read. It takes you into a new world where amazing things happen. Once you read this book you will get hooked on the entire series. Not only is this book creative but it has a lot of religious symbolism behind it. The Magicians Nephew will help you see the Bible in a new and different way. The book starts with a meeting between a boy named Digory and a girl named Polly. They become great friends and go exploring one day. They find rings

Since my observation took the course of three days I have several findings. So day one’s observation begin with Regina and Gabriella who appear to be accompanying Annabel to what appears to be a building of great interest. While the exterior looked plain the inside does not the walls are lined with these brilliant garments the walls are also adorned with several looking glass. When they enter Annabel begins communicating with another human who then leaves and the three appear to sit on these rectangular

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