The setting
of Trifles , in Minnie Wright's kitchen, allows us to understand how
domestic her existence wasand how she must have snapped. As the wives examine the kitchen, they
absorb many details overlooked by the men. For example, as Mrs. Peters notes to Mrs. Hale,
Minnie was a careful and frugal housewife who did her part responsibly: the men observe but see
nothing in the frozen and exploded preserves, but Mrs. Peters remembers a woman who,
in...
Monday, March 18, 2013
How does the setting of Trifles by Susan Glaspell contribute to our understanding of Minnie Wright's life?
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