Read the excerpt from the play Trifles, by Susan Glaspell.
HALE. Harry and I had started to town with a load of potatoes. We came along the road from my place; and as
I got here, I said, "I'm going to
see if I can't get John Wright to go in with me on a party telephone." I spoke to
Wright about it once before,
and he put me off, saying folks talked too much anyway, and all he asked was
peace and quiet-I guess you know
about how much he talked himself; but I thought maybe if I went to the
house and talked about
it before his wife, though I said to Harry that I didn't know as what his wife wanted
made much difference to
John-
Which feminist theme is most supported by the excerpt?
Women feel pressured to conform to roles set by society.
Women artists face difficult paths when pursuing careers.
O Women need to feel they are determining their own fate.
O Women frequently go unheard in male-dominated societies.