Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a play based on the murder of a married man. There is a great deal of patriarchal domination that occurs not only in Mr. and Mrs. Wright's home, but also throughout the plot of the play. The male superiority that manifests itself throughout the plot suggests that women are inferior to men. In this play, readers see Mrs. Wright losing her individuality due to male domination. The male dominance present in Mr. and Mrs. Wright's home is a contributing factor to the drastic change in Mrs. Wright's behavior. Before Minnie Foster became Mrs. Minnie Wright, she was a very different person. She was a sweet and pretty person, but at the same time shy and wavering. According to Mrs. Hale, "she wore pretty clothes and was vivacious, when she was Minnie Foster, one of the town girls singing in the choir." (664). From the description given by Mrs. Hale, readers can conclude that this is the period when Minnie was satisfied with herself and the person she was. But that was thirty years ago. Wright is the one who represents the embodiment of modern man in the times in which they lived. The period when male domination over a woman in a household was common. In the eyes of the public, he was a “good” man. “He didn’t drink and kept his word like most others, paid his debts and was a hard man” (667). Although he appeared to be a good man to others, behind closed doors he must have been somewhat the opposite because he was the cause of Mrs. Wright's personality change. Based on Mrs. Wright's description thirty years ago, something about male dominance in their home triggered her new behavior. There was something about Mr. Wright that made Ms. Hale see beyond his image as a good man. She's... middle of paper... me but this time it was like he was saying "What you want doesn't matter." Minnie loved this bird. I was like the bird was the only thing she had. As revenge and to reward Mr. Wright for his blatant act of cruelty, she murdered him. The male dominance present in Mr. and Mrs. Wright's home is a contributing factor to the drastic change in Mrs. Wright's behavior. Minnie Wright was a spirited woman. She was well dressed and participated in extracurricular activities. After marrying Mr. Wright, her personality changed from outgoing to depressed. Mr. Wright made Minnie feel less important and deprived her of her social life with others. He then killed the only thing that gave him life, his Canary. After taking the last thing she had that made her happy, she murdered Mr. Wright in revenge. Mr. Wright transformed a very sweet woman into a depressed murderer.