1. Men and Women in Susan Glaspell's Trifles
... a man's perspective is completely different from a woman's. By dismissing the expected roles of women and viewing their role as something to joke about, the men in this drama lose a vital piece of evidence during a murder investigation. Three men and two women enter the kitchen of a now abandoned farmhouse of Mr. and Mrs. Wright. Now enters the Sheriff and Mr. Hale, followed ... spends most of her time. The men make an assumption that a woman's work is unimportant, and that is their first mistake. Their condescending tones and joking manner of a woman's things, separate the sexes, and r...
- Word Count: 1004
- Approx Pages: 4
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School