Gender roles are attitudes that a society links to each sex. They are basically prejudicial descriptions of who men and women are. In today's society, men and women are divided into two stereotypical gender-roles; the feminine code and the masculine code. Men have been described as being insensitive, dominant, strong, rational, aggressive and rude, whereas women have been described as sensitive, weak, emotional, talkative, passive and more polite. In "Trifles," women begin a rebellion against a male-dominated society. As the play progresses, the author tries to show that the omission of the clues found in the kitchen and the complete disregard for women serve as a consequence to solving the case. In the one-act play by Susan Glaspell, the plot, the actions of various characters and the dialogue communicate the author's disapproval of gender-role stereotypes.

In the play, the author uses dialogue to conv

men did not base their thoughts on obnoxious descriptions, then they too would have found clues.

By the way women are depicted in this story through the actions of various characters and the dialogue, Glaspell states that one should not judge people based on their gender. Gender is but a construct, and it is not innate. In writing this play, Glaspell changes the concept of gender-role stereotypes to show that women should be rebellious against a male-dominated society.

ey gender-role stereotypes. From the very beginning of the play, the author presents a patriarchal society through the setting. According to gender-role stereotypes, women are thought to be domestic and live in their "private sphere," in the confinements of the house, specifically the kitchen, the place where the women in the play remain. Men are presumed to live in the "public sphere," away from the chores of the house and provide for the family as indicated by the jobs the male

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