Women's Attitudes

Paper Summary:

This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes "Trifles" by Susan Glaspell and "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath. Specifically the paper explains the attitude of women toward men as described in these two works. The paper further discusses the similarities and differences between the work of Glaspell and Plath.

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"When women suffer at the hands of men they become desperate, but they also become angry and vengeful. Both of these works show that side of women, too. Mrs. Wright seems to be able to take anything but cruelty toward something she cares about. Then, she murders her husband in the same way he killed her bird. Plath dreams of her father's death by drowning and then by a stake through the heart which shows her vengeful side, too. Her anger and fear of her father drove her to write about him with anger. It is clear he died before they could mend their relationship, and she is as angry about that as she is about her fear of her own father. Her vengeance is to vent her anger publicly and "come clean" about her relationship. She "murders" her father with her words, and that is another form of vengeance and fear. Anyone who knows women knows they can be vengeful and spiteful. Often men, like the men in Glaspell's story, dismiss their women's emotions and even make fun of them. These two works, both written by women, indicate the seriousness of this emotional abuse, and show that men can pay a high price for their ridicule. Women can take a lot, but sooner or later in an abusive relationship, there will be something they simply can no longer take, and these works show what happens when desperate women finally taste the need for revenge. The men in their lives pay the ultimate price."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Glaspell, Susan. "Trifles." Virginia Commonwealth University. 2006. 28 April 2006.< http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/trifles.htm >
• Plath, Sylvia. "Daddy." AmericanPoems.com. 20 Feb. 2003. 28 April 2006.< http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/sylviaplath/1388 >

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