It's funny, actually. The instant I opened the book it landed on the Annotated Section of "Trifles." So I gave it that a read first. After finishing the complete play, I could not have asked for a better accident.
Everything the book the explains about "Trifles" makes me wonder how perceptive I am. Especially the covert symbolism in the smallest of objects. I'm talking about the frozen jar of jelly (or preserves). That jar denotes that Mrs. Wright was unable to bear fruit. But how? I guess I will save questions like these for class. Gender differences was the only theme I picked up after the first page. The sheriff pointing out in the kitchen that these small problems are merely just trifles, Mrs. Wright wearing an apron and knitting, and the women concealing the evidence. It's pretty clear-cut, as far as historical context goes that there is more meaning to this play.
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