Hale, the witness, arrives at the Wright’s house. They begin to discuss the murder of Mr. John Wright. Mr. Hale reflects back on the situation stating how he came to the house to talk to Mr. Wright about getting a telephone line. He knocked on the door, and then came in the house to find Mrs. Wright sitting in her rocking chair. Mrs. Wright tells Mr. Hale that he can’t talk to Mr. Wright because he is upstairs dead. Mrs. Wright goes on to tell Mr. Hale that she does not know who did it, and how she
Women were only considered dominant when it came to the kitchen, taking care of the house, and nurturing for the children. Similarly, much of the play is described to be in the kitchen. The men conduct the investigation everywhere in the house, except for the kitchen, where the women are the domain. The author uses simple yet useful clues throughout the setting to create suspense during the investigation of Mr. Wright’s murder. The men tend to bypass the little things around the setting, while the women
few times throughout the play, but what makes this the statement ironic is that the women find these so-called “trifles” while the men are in search for them. It is evident that there is a difference in gender in regards to their thought processes. The way the men look around the house for clues and evidence as oppose to what the women look for, shows gravely how different both sexes think. “Because of gender differences and the men’s sexist attitude,
already has some sort of despise over the men’s attitude towards house works. She also has bit of a prejudice about the sex role between men and women because she mentioned that kitchen is mine and it doesn’t belong to men. Also, Mrs. Hale has lost her emotional peace and begun to act based upon her instinct. After Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find the block of awkwardly sewed quilt, Mrs. Hale says, “Why, it looks as if she didn’t know what she was about! (After she has said this, they look at each other
though the men are making fun of the women, they fail to realize that the women are outsmarting them at their own game. It is later revealed that it is the smallest items such as “trifles” that help the women uncover the truth and reasoning behind Mr. Wright’s murder. At the end, the women decide to lie about their findings to the men and cover up the murder. No evidence means no case.