Kitchen Trifles The central theme of Trifles is that small, insignificant things (trifles) are often very important, as the title suggests. They may not be important themselves, but they certainly are to others. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters pay close attention to all they encounter while in the Wright residence. Even though they were restricted mainly to the kitchen, they were able not only to determine Mrs. Wright murdered her husband, but also what caused …showed first 75 words of 524 total…

…showed last 75 words of 524 total…It looked “as if someone must have been rough with it,” which foreshadows the next discovery: the canary with the wrung neck. It is through the discovery of these small “kitchen things,” and Mrs. Hale’s familiarity with the Wrights, that the women piece together Mrs. Wright’s motive. All of the items were found in and around the kitchen – a room which the sheriff had deemed earlier only contained “kitchen t! hings.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**