TriflesIn the play Trifles by Susan Glaspell, a man has been murdered by his wife, but the town men assigned to investigate the crime are unable to solve the murder mystery. logic and standard criminal procedures. Instead, two women (Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters) who visit the house are able to read a series of clues that the men cannot see because all of the clues are embedded in female-specific household objects. The play seems at first to be about mystery, but it abruptly shifts towards a feminist perspective. The play Trifles written by Susan Glaspell can be considered a revolutionary play in its advocacy of the feminist movement. Trifles is a play that really shows the conflict between gender roles in the early 20th century. In the early 1900s, the idea of ​​everyone having equal rights did not exist. Men clearly dominated all aspects of life, while women were often given little importance. The oppression of women during this time extended to the point that they were not truly recognized as their own person. Their only goal was to take care of their family by running the house and performing their caretaker duties. According to the essay "Literary Context in Plays: Susan Glaspell" by Bailey McDaniel states that Glaspell's work Trifles is seen as an observation on the demeaning and insignificant characterization of women's work and domesticity (McDaniel) . Susan Glaspell really tries to emphasize this feminist view throughout the play. Susan Glaspell uses literary elements that show readers the feminist theme of the play. The use of characters in this piece really shows the feminist theme. The men in this play clearly demonstrate how men were... middle of paper ....... The bird and the cage are the two most important symbols in this play because they symbolize the oppression of Minnie Foster , and it can also mean the death of her husband (Mr. Wright). Minnie Foster is sometimes compared to the bird by Mrs. Hale saying that she was really sweet, pretty and loved to sing just like the bird, but Mrs. Hale then asks, "How has she changed?" » (1074). The bird symbolizes Minnie Foster before her marriage, but everything changed about her after her marriage to Mr. Wright. The reader can clearly see how much Mr. Wright abused Minnie Wright into completely changing her way of being. For example, Mr. Wright notably used Minnie Foster to oppress him by preventing him from singing. As the reader knows, Minnie really loved to sing, but Mr. Wright hated a "thing" that can sing, therefore, he didn't let Minnie sing anymore..