Stereotypes and Stereotypes in Trifles by Susan GlaspellIn the play Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, the male characters make several assumptions about the female characters. These assumptions focus on how male characters view female characters, on a purely stereotypical and gendered level. The stereotypical assumptions made are those that women only care about trivial things, are loyal to the female gender, and are submissive to their partners. The first assumption, that women only care about trivial things, begins in line 120 where the men say: Sheriff: Well, can you beat women! Detained for murder and worried about her reserves. County Attorney: I guess before she's done, she might have something more serious to worry about than her reservations. Hale: Well, women are in the habit of worrying about trifles. These lines show the attitude towards women that is prevalent throughout the play. It's men's nonchalance toward the little details middle of paper...the simple things in life, things that have little or no importance to the important male world in which they live. This is where we see that men are wrong, for it is in the small, seemingly insignificant details that a woman's guilt is uncovered and suppressed. Work Cited Glaspell, Susan. “Trifles.” Pieces by Susan Glaspell. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc., 1920. Reprinted in Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama. XJ Kennedy and Dana Gioia eds. New York: Publisher Harper Collins, 1995.