English 111
Professor Emma Trelles
May 4, 2017
True Colors
The statement by Pablo Picasso that “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth” is a true representation of the plays Trifles and Anna in The Tropics. The society preaches equality and fairness in role distribution between both genders, with the aim of promoting co existence among them. In both plays, Trifles and Anna in The Tropics, the script writers presents how males have been dominant in both plays.
Susan Glaspell, through her play outlines the truth about the current situation in the society where women were inglorious and judgmental taken to be insane. For example, Glaspell conveys “Well women are used to worrying about Trifles”(118). The County Attorney engages …show more content…
Wright kept a domestic canary as her pet. Her husband, however, disliked this idea claiming that always made the house smell bad. During the search for a clue to the murder case of Mr. Wright. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter’s find a dead bird in the kitchen. Glaspell reveals “She liked the bird. She was going to bury it in a pretty box”(124).This was evident that Mr. Wright had killed the bird and it lead to her wife killing him. The ladies, therefore, concluded that Mrs. Wright was being abused by her husband and decided to hide the evidence; claiming they know how it feels to be oppressed by the husband. This was symbolic as the writer presents how women are mistreated and …show more content…
Palomo states that having more than one wife is legal. For example, Nilo Cruz explained in one of the lines “You're a strange creature, Conchita. I don't know why I married you”(32). He, therefore engages himself in several relationships, some of which the wife had consent of. He threatens his wife that she should not dare cheat on him as it was an expectation for ladies to be faithful and loyal. After that, Palomo finds out the budding relationship between his wife Conchita and the new lector Juan Julian. He confronts her and even threatens to divorce her if she continues with her infidelity