Susan Glaspell uses a variety of symbols in her play to demonstrate the stereotypical view and treatment of women by men in the early twentieth century. He intricately portrays the female characters in his story as intelligent, but passive due to the fact that males consider their ideas and conversations unimportant. The work, Trifles, uses multiple symbols to show how men fail to recognize the intelligence of women and oppress the way of thinking of feminists throughout society. The title, Trifles, suggests that the story focuses mostly on insignificant events or conversations. As the show progresses, one can enjoy the satirical unfolding of events. Trifles is a short story about the murder of Minnie Wright's husband, who was mysteriously strangled in his home. The two women, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale, who were supposed to be at the house collecting some items for the accused killer, Mrs. Wright, actually find evidence to incriminate her. The male characters who are actually in the house to look for evidence, the county attorney, the sheriff, and Mr. Hale, quickly become the antagonists of the story. Glaspell outnumbers the women in the three-man story to demonstrate the harsh reality of male dominance within society. The characters in the play spend the entire time searching for clues that might lead them to Mr. Wright's killer. Although the men took his wife into custody, they find no evidence to support the suspicion that Minnie Wright is her husband's killer. While the men arrogantly mock and dismiss the women's conversations as "nonsense," they fail to recognize small details that point guilt toward Mrs. Wright. Glasspell uses the stereotypical idea that women like to sew. Mrs Peters and Mrs Wr...... center of card...... company. Mr. Wright's murder is used to portray the anger he feels towards men and how they degrade women's intelligence (Mael 2). Glaspell believes that women are just as intelligent if not more intelligent than men, but do not actively express their opinions due to male dominance throughout society. The feminist theme is outlined by the characters, the title, the role women had during the work and the conflict. They all worked together to show how women were oppressed by men and deemed less important to society. The women discuss seemingly insignificant objects such as the sloppy corner of the quilt, the broken door of the birdcage, and the dead bird. These things gave women enough information and knowledge about the situation to find a reason why Mrs. Wright killed her husband, while men consider these things trivial and unimportant to the case..