FEMINISM ASPECTS AS REFLECTED IN SUSAN GLASPELL’S TRIFLES | Djati Setiawati | HASIL PENELITIAN 718 1294 1 PB

FEMINISM ASPECTS AS REFLECTED IN SUSAN GLASPELL’S TRIFLES

Endang Eko Djati Setiawati, Sukasih Ratna Widayanti

ABSTRACT

This research reveals the feminism aspects as reflected in Susan Glaspell’s Trifles. ‘Trifles’ is one-act play and it was first performed by the Provincetown Player at Wharf Theatre on August 8th_{, 1916. This play is an example of early}

feminist drama. Feminism is a social movement. It refers to the belief in the political, social, and economic equality of the sexes that individual is a valuable human being in his or her own right. As there are many feminism movements such as Radical, Liberal, Socialist, and Marxist feminism, the writers focus on liberal feminism pioneered by Mary Wollstonecraft.

The writers find that there are three gender issues in the play. They are Men’ dominance on women and Women’ Rebellition on men, The underestimation of men on women, and The Solidarity of women against men.