Sacrifices in TriflesWhen a woman marries she is expected to give up her family, her surname, and her virginity. In other words, he is expected to give up the life he knew. The play Trifles by Susan Glaspell tells the story of a woman who gave up everything to please society and her husband. The story examines a woman who sacrificed her peace of mind, her talents and her individuality. In the end, the woman even gave up her freedom. A person's home should be more than a place to shelter from the elements. It should be a place where everyone can express themselves freely and not have to worry about any harm that might be done to them. In the play Trifles Mrs. Wright lived in a house that was anything but peaceful. In block eleven, the first line of the play, one of Mrs. Wright's friends, Mrs. Hale, states, "It never seemed a very cheerful place." This being a very strange observation, the county sheriff asked her to elaborate. "No, I don't mean anything, but I don't think any place would be happier if John Wright were there." (Glaspell B: 11, L: 5). From this statement alone one can infer that Mr. Wright was not a very pleasant man to be around, let alone married. He goes on to say more about Mr. Wright's character: “...he didn't drink and he kept...women in the center of the paper. So that men do not follow Mr. Wright's path and women do not fall into a trap like Mrs. Wright fell into. Bourn agrees, adding: “Trifles isn't just a reflection, however. It is also a call to women to use their perceived helplessness as a tool to manipulate the system, and a warning to men that a system in which one segment of the population dominates and oppresses another cannot and will not be tolerated forever” (Bourn 2 ) .Works CitedBourn, Bryan D. www.hongik.edu/~yhyo/glaspel.html A Feminist Critique of Trifles by Susan Glaspell. 04-19-2001 Glasspell, Susan. Trifles. Etext.Lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/Glist.html