DOMESTIC SPACE: A TERRAIN OF EMPOWERMENT AND ENTRAPMENT IN SUSAN GLASPELL’S “TRIFLES”
Articles > Article · 2019
Authors: Özlem GÜMÜŞÇUBUK
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, International, 2019, vol 21, pp 397-407
DOI: 10.16953/deusosbil.466714
Summary
This article focuses on “Trifles” a timeless play written by Susan Glaspell. This play is revolutionary for several reasons: it focuses on the living conditions of 19th century women; it reinterprets the role of domestic space; and it shows how sisterhood is forged in domestic spheres. Domesticity becomes one of the determining factors of the play due to the bonds it creates among major women characters. When Glaspell wrote the play, women were designated to inside the house and especially the kitchen, women’s domains that do not assign important responsibilities and empowerment to men. This article argues that the typical entrapment of women can only be overcome through the sisterhood and empowerment of women.