Trifles中女性主义觉醒.docVIP

1105班 1130100080 刘雅琪 The Ironic Meaning of the Title Trifles Trifles is regarded as an example of early feminist drama. It reflects females＇ awakening and struggled for freedom and rights. Trifles as a title contains an ironic meaning. It is true that the attention to trifles seems to be the starting points to solve a big deal. So, what are trifles and why they are called trifles and how these trifles works in this drama? This play itself contributes a lot to build up the meaning. What are trifles? According to the play, in the eyes of men, all things women did were trifles, but what ironic is that just the two women Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters who concentrated on trifles found out the truth. The first trifle mentioned in the play is the ruin fruit preserves. If Mrs. Wright had not been preoccupied, she could have started a fire to keep the preserves from freezing. However, tragically, she had no right to make a decision about anything. SHERIFF. Well, can you beat the women! Held for murder and worryin＇ about her preserves. COUNTY ATTORNEY. I guess before we＇re through she may have something more serious than preserves to worry about. HALE. Well women are used to worrying over trifles. Beneath these words, men are not appreciated women work, and laugh that they are doing trifles. Secondly, the kitchen was in a mess. Bread that has been left out of its box and the table remained half clean half messy. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters started to aware something. They had nearly the same experience as Mrs. Wright, so they could understand Mrs. Wright＇s emotion precisely. Their works are not respected by men. On the contrary, men not appreciate them but laugh at them. Just as Sheriff said: loyal to your gender. It is an ironic as well. The two women did loyal to their gender however not to submit to men but to unity and gave a hand to Mrs. Wright. This kind of behavior can also be considered as Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters resistance. Thirdly, a piece of the quilt draw lots of