Woman’s Justice

Woman’s Justice Susan Glaspell’s Trifles misleads its readers into the impression that its focus it the investigation the murder of Mr. Wright. Glaspel goes much deeper then the Murder-she-wrote version of a mid-western game of clue; instead, readers are drawn into a good old day’s version of “Men are from Mars and Woman are from Venus”. Aptly named Trifles, Glaspel develops her characters using the pronounced differences of Men and Women who …

…With this, Mrs. Peters redefines herself as she answers, “Not-just that way.” (952) Only Mrs. Hale and the readers understands the profound meaning behind these words, presumably, it was at this time that Mrs. Peters chooses to protect Mrs. Wright by concealing the evidence from the men who seek to condemn her. With this bold step, Mrs. Peters quietly shapes her own identity; she not only frees Mrs. Wright from her chains but herself as well.