In Susan Glaspell's Trifles, the things that drove Mrs. Minnie Wright to murder her husband were greatly brought on by Mr. Wright's dominating role as the male, isolation, lack of care for Minnie, and robbing her of her very spirit.
Throughout the play Trifles, the characters notice many things by the clues given that show what kind of a man Mr. Wright really is. This helps us to have a better understanding of how Mr. Wright caused his own murder. All of Mr. Wright's actions toward his wife over the years cause Mrs. Wright to want to finally break free. "Mrs. Wright found a way to free herself from the prison that Mr. Wright had kept her in, through murder she escaped"("Trifles"). Ironically the clues that are found which prove Minnie killed her husband are discovered not by the men but by the women who are gathering things to take to Minnie in jail. As the women discover these clues they realize that not only did she indeed murder her husband, but they saw why she did it and didn't blame her for it. The two women saw through Minnie's eyes unlike the men whose focus was on other things. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter connect with Minnie and make the decision to hide the evidence from the men.
To begin with, the most obvious and most important clue is Mr. Wright's dominating male role toward his wife. At this time in the early 1900s, a woman's role was to make her husband happy by keeping up the house, taking care of the children, and standing behind what the husband said and wanted even if she personally disagreed. It can be seen in the play that their marriage was not like others; they have no children, don't have a well kept up house, and Mr. Wright is not happy if he doesn't get what he wants. No one is for certain if the reason for not having children is because they cannot have children of their own or because Mr. Wright doesn't want any. Having children was a big thing in the 1900s.
John Wright, who owned a farm, had been murdered the night before by strangulation in his bed. His wife, Minnie Wright, was accused of the homicide because she was the only one present at the time of his death. ... Wright disregarded what his wife wanted or thought. ... Wright may not have been aware but others noticed how he contributed to the shabbiness his wife felt. ... Wright was murdered by his wife. ...
John Wright controlled Minnie's life through cruelty and caused her to feel isolated, lonely and helpless. ... The same gender relationship, where men are more capable than women, is also reinforced in the investigation of the murder of Mr. ... Although Mr. Peters, the Sheriff, and Mr. ... They are able to piece together exactly what happened in the murder from their feminine background and careful consideration of how Mrs. ...
The mental distress he caused her drives Minnie Wright to murder him. ... To John Wright it was not important to him what his wife though; he was the one making the rules in his home anyway. ... She was kept prisoner of her own home, and being secluded from society had caused her to become antisocial. ... When the sheriff, Mr. ... "Mr. ...
Is it possible that guns are the cause for all the violence and murders in America? ... In a news conference Mr. ... (Hoar, 2009, para. 1) Mr. ... Wright, Wright discusses issues ranging from handguns, large capacity magazines, concealed guns, and how anti-gun groups misconstrue the facts regarding guns. ... How about in recent news, on Apri...
We can see how segregated and prejudice the city of Chicago in this time was through Wright's writing. 4. ... His reactions after the murder show his spontaneous nature and the captivity the wealthy kept African American society of the time. Mr. ... Mr. ... After Bigger turns to Bessie and confesses his murder of Mary, she breaks down and is forced to run off with Bigger. ...
In his fictional novel Native Son, Richard Wright shows that while Black Americans have been free in the eyes of the law since 1865, in the eyes of society, that of whites and their own, American Black's have continued to suffer the evils of slavery and a racism through the 1930's and beyond. ... It is this internalization of both the hate and irrelevance felt towards him that causes Bigger to feel ill at ease for most of his life, and his discomfort manifests itself in violent outbursts and moments of intense anguish. ... In arguing his defense, Bigger's lawyer, Mr. ... ...
This separation however would have left Henry and his followers religion-less had he not elected to replace Catholicism with his own Church of England. ... He [Mr. ... In Sime, and McCambridge, 426) What occurred between Frederick Douglass and his "master" Mr. ... In spite of this, Wright's uncle continued to operate this business, though his life had been on many an occasion threatened. One morning however, his uncle failed to return from his saloon, and Wright later discovered his uncle had been murdered by the white men that had envied his success. ...
Thirdly, the Dauphine and the Church each support Joan and encourage her to rebel for their own political gain. ... An example would be the story of Mr. Wright who is described in the article as a retired electrician in his 70s'. ... In his speech, Dr. ... He accuses the Church of interpreting the Bible for its advantage and says that this is very different to his understanding of how God wants the Bible interpreted. ...
"Mr. ... Do these rappers think that they own women and can treat them any way they want to? ... Tupac Shakur, who recently was murdered this year, has had many run-ins with the law. ... Hawkins 4 Eric Wright, known as Easy-E, has also generated bad vibes against police officials. ... Death Row Records has recently had its own wake-up call. ...
