Question

In part two of Trifles, what symbolic impact is made when Susan Glaspell includes quilting as a part of Mrs. Wright’s lifestyle?

a. It reinforces the idea that Mrs. Wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time.
b. It characterizes Mrs. Wright as someone who truly enjoyed the domestic duties expected of women during this time.
c. It casts doubt on the idea that Mrs. Wright could have killed her husband by making her appear innocent and content.
d. It heightens the tension by creating a scene of domestic bliss that would conflict with the murder being investigated.

Answer 1

a. It reinforces the idea that Mrs. Wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time.

Step-by-step explanation:

The one act play "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell revolves around the murder of a man named John Wright. He was found dead in his bedroom, with his wife in jail awaiting judgement. John's death had brought the Sheriff and the others to the house to gather evidence.

When the ladies had accompanied the men in the house, they were to get stuffs for Mrs. Wright who's in prison. Looking through the house and trying to imagine what life they led, the women found that she had been knitting, taking care of the farm, having a pet canary and also doing the things like the other women in the town. The very inclusion of quilting as a part of Mrs. Wright's life shows that she also fulfilled many of the roles that was expected of the womenfolk in that time.

Answer 2

In Part Two of "Trifles", by Susan Glaspell, the symbolic impact that is made when the author includes quilting as a part of Mrs. Wright's lifestyle a. It reinforces the idea that Mrs. Wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time. The three men are gathering evidence to prove Mrs. Wright is guilty, while the women are occupied in 'trifles' at which they laugh. They devaluate women and their opinions. The way women look and comment on the quilting makes them feel Mrs. Wright did the same things they did.