Trifles and a Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

Trifles and a Jury of Her Peers Reviews

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  Rosamund

  Short but profound play. Interesting read the short story version too. Pioneering in its portrayal of the impact of domestic abuse.
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  Teresa

  These two works are both beautifully written and provide a great opportunity for both legal-ethical discussoin and genre study!
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  Bobbie

  I read Trifles many years ago in college, but now I'm enjoying sharing both of these works with my students. I think Glaspell does an amazing job of embodying the differences between how men and women, especially during the time period presented, looked at the world and each other. To watch my students try and unravel the threads Glaspell has woven into the story is exciting because they are now having discussions about how men and women see things from different perspectives. This story, whether in short story or play form is timeless.
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  Patricia

  never send a man to do a woman's job. and she did the job alright. these kinds of relationships are still rampant and current. this must change.
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  debra

  Very good book. Read both for English Comp 2 and English Lit. I enjoy these stories. Shows how important "trifles" are in life.
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  Carm9n

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  Ines

  Excellent!
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  Barbara

  Trifles is the play format of the short story Jury of Her Peers. They are identical other than the format. Trifles is excellent and the only reason I can see that it isn't still played occasionally today, as it does hold up, is that it is too short for today's audiences. Perhaps as an hour long PBS special as it could include an introduction of Susan Glaspell, one of the women leaders in the early feminist movement. The short story is identical, so I can't criticize it, but I do think this plays so well as a one-act play that this is my preferred format.
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  Carolyn

  A story I doubt I will ever forget. This is one of the few feminist fictions that talk honestly about animal abuse and domestic abuse. Also, it is a story that shows us how men dismiss women's work in the home, which unfortunately continues to this day and age.
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  Olivia Aune

  girlboss classical fiction, very “lamb to the slaughter” type of beat