Author(s)

Qinxue Yang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Institute of Foreign Languages, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guanzhou District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Corresponding Author

Qinxue Yang

ABSTRACT

Susan Glaspell's play Trifles is set against the backdrop of the 1910s, a period when women's rights were often neglected, and presents a feminist-awakened family murder drama. The play features women as its central characters and uses a female perspective to delicately portray the conflicts between men and women, the oppression of women in a patriarchal society, and their awakening and resistance. It reflects profound social themes and highlights the author's feminist consciousness. This article, from a feminist perspective, analyzes the use of metaphor in Trifles, explores its themes and writing techniques, aims to delve deeply into its literary value, and examines the dilemmas faced by women and their aspirations for gender equality through the imagery presented.

KEYWORDS

Trifles, Susan Glaspell, American modern theatre, Feminism, Metaphor

CITE THIS PAPER

Qinxue Yang, An Analysis of Metaphor in Trifles from the Perspective of Feminism. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 52-59. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070708.

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