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    Susan Glaspell is the author of Trifles and “A Jury of Her Peers.” The two stories follow two women who were brought out to a certain, Mrs. Wright’s, house to collect some things after the death of Mr. Wright. Trifles and “A Jury of Her Peers” differ in point of view (P.O.V) and genre, but they share very similar story details. The P.OV. can change how a story is presented to its reader(s). The point of view of Trifles is third person objective because there is no in-story narrator

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    Trifles and “Jury for her peers” are 2 stories by susan glaspell where a sheriff and county attorney figures out why and how Mr. Wright was murdered. 2 women, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale, try to figure out why Mrs. wright was mad enough to kill her husband, Mr. Wright. Even though Trifles and “jury” are alike in many ways, these pieces of literature has many differences. Trifles and “Jury for her peers” are the same and have similar components to each other. These 2 stories moods are very suspenseful

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    Unit 8 Essay Trifles and Jury of her peers are both part of the genre thriller. The author Susan Glaspell made these stories to help build of knowledge about mysteries and real world conflicts. Since her books were popular in the 1900’s she earn the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1931. Ever since she died in July of 1948 Gaspell’s stories are still popular til this day. While both stories talk about the scene of the crime the point of view in both stories are different. Trifles is different

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    Trifles and “A Jury of Her Peers” are two texts written by Susan Glaspell about the mysterious death of John Wright. These two stories consist of the same plot, but are both written with a different genre and point of view. Trifles is a drama while “A Jury of Her Peers” is a short story. The point of view of Trifles is third person objective, and the point of view of “Jury of Her Peers” is written in third person limited. Although the texts have the same plot, the knowledge of the reader is affected

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    Her Peers” and Trifles are both written by Susan Glaspell. Susan Glaspell wrote many things that showed women’s role in society. Both writings tell a story about a man, John Wright, that was mysteriously murdered in his sleep. The men in the story are trying to solve the mystery, but look down on the women and their opinions. The women are the ones that end up finding most of the mystery solving clues. Susan Glaspell hides many messages in her writings. “A Jury of Her Peers” and Trifles are the same

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    Glaspell's Trifles were written in the 1900s. “Susan Keating Glaspell was born in Davenport, Iowa, on July 1, 1876” (Noe 48). “She graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, with a Ph. B. in Philosophy” (Waterman 13). The play Trifles was about the murder of Mr. Wright taken place in their farm house during the winter season. The title of the play was chosen because men only thought of the women as trifles. According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus the word trifles is “something

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    The play, Trifles, is about Mrs. Wright’s murder, while Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters figure out the reasoning and who committed the crime. The short story, “A Jury of Her Peers” is the same story but retold in a different fashion. This change in storytelling creates changes to the story by using thoughts and narration more often than only using conversation and action. The changes between Susan Glaspell’s Trifles and “A Jury of Her Peers” are shown by the changes in the opening, the characterization

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    The Treatment of Women in Trifles by Susan Glaspell "Trifles," a one-act play written by Susan Glaspell, is a cleverly written story about a murder and more importantly, it effectively describes the treatment of women during the early 1900s. In the opening scene, we learn a great deal of information about the people of the play and of their opinions. We know that there are five main characters, three men and two women. The weather outside is frighteningly cold, and yet the men enter the

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    Crying over spilled milk is silly, right? Worrying about the little, mundane things is pointless and a waste of time. In Susan Glaspell’s one-act play Trifles, she demonstrates how being sensitive to the subtle details can be vital to solving a mystery. Throughout the one-act play, Glaspell highlights the theme of gender roles through the women’s worries, irony, and symbolism. Glaspell develops the theme of gender roles by what Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters fret about at the crime scene. For instance

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    As a strong feminist , susan glaspell wrote”trifles” and then translated it to a story called”A Jury of Her Peers”. Both writings tell a story about a man. John wright, that was mysteriously murdered in his sleep. The men in the story are trying to solve the mystery, but look down on the women and their opinions. The women are the ones that end up finding most of the mystery solving clues, and susan glaspell hides many messages in the writing. These works express glaspell’s view of the way women

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