Susan Glaspell, Trifles

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$3.$ Think analytically about how a literary work engages with and reflects its social, cultural, and historical contexts.

While Mrs$.$ Wright is at the center of Susan Glaspell$$s play Trifles, she is a character who is notably absent onstage. Classify each of the following by whether it is a conclusion that could explain the significance of Mrs$.$ Wright$$s absence$.$

Significance of Mrs$.$ Wright$$s Absence

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Mrs$.$ Wright is absent so that the authorities cannot interrogate her.

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Mrs$.$ Wright$$s absence highlights her neglect of her familial obligations.

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The play doesn$$t require Mrs$.$ Wright to be present because the play is about the broad cultural systems of sexism$$not the isolated case of Mrs$.$ Wright.

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Mrs$.$ Wright$$s absence from the play reinforces the extent of her isolation.

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Not the Significance of Mrs$.$ Wright$$s Absence

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