Trifles, written by Susan Glaspell, is a real life murder case that uses symbolism to help solve a mystery. Glaspell's use of dialect, set on a midwestern farm, emphasizes the town's gender-separated society. Isolationism, a quilt, and incomplete housework are the three key symbols in the play the help the reader figure out who murdered Mrs. Wright's husband. First of all, isolationism is an important clue in the murder case. Mrs. Wright's farmhouse is located …showed first 75 words of 488 total…

…showed last 75 words of 488 total…mind was on other things. In conclusion, isolationism, a quilt, and incomplete house work are the three key symbols in the play that help the reader figure out who murdered Mrs. Wright's husband. It is obvious that Mrs. Wright murdered her husband, and the author's technique is symbolism which gives Mrs. Wright away. Mrs. Wright now is probably going to feel more free in jail than she would have been when her husband was alive.