In Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles,” the action of the play revolves around the murder of Mr. John Wright. While the sheriff and county attorney search for external, smoking gun evidence outside of the kitchen and living room, the men do not recognize that all the necessary information about the murderer’s motives rests in the domestic area, the center of Mrs. Wright’s life. Utilizing secondary sources in addition to the play text itself, Evaluate how the various symbols in the play text connect to an overarching theme. Write a 4-5 page essay where you fully answer the question of your choice; keep in mind that your essay should propose a thesis, be framed with topic sentences, and offer analysis and textual support from three texts (two secondary and the play text). Remember that it should be well-organized and grammatically correct. You may choose two of the following three secondary sources: Alkalay-Gut: “A Jury of Her Peers” Holstein: “Silent Justice in a Different Key” Sutton: “A Different Kind of the Same Thing” *Note*: You are required to include 3-4 total quotations from the two secondary sources combined, and you must include an MLA format Works Cited page.

In Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles,” the action of the play revolves around the murder of Mr. John Wright. While the sheriff and county attorney search for external, smoking gun evidence outside of the kitchen and living room, the men do not recognize that all the necessary information about the murderer’s motives rests in the domestic area, the center of Mrs. Wright’s life. Utilizing secondary sources in addition to the play text itself, Evaluate how the various symbols in the play text connect to an overarching theme. Write a 4-5 page essay where you fully answer the question of your choice; keep in mind that your essay should propose a thesis, be framed with topic sentences, and offer analysis and textual support from three texts (two secondary and the play text). Remember that it should be well-organized and grammatically correct. You may choose two of the following three secondary sources: Alkalay-Gut: “A Jury of Her Peers” Holstein: “Silent Justice in a Different Key” Sutton: “A Different Kind of the Same Thing” *Note*: You are required to include 3-4 total quotations from the two secondary sources combined, and you must include an MLA format Works Cited page.