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blojobs
blojobs
Student
High School - 10th Grade

How does the crooked sewing connect to Mrs. Peters comment about Mr. Henderson (search for a motive)?

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Posted by blojobs on Wednesday April 22, 2009 at 3:07 PM and tagged with trifles, trifles by susan glaspell.

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  1. juliemccrum
    juliemccrum Student
    College - Sophomore

    The crooked sewing in the play is significant and is a reflection of Minnie's state of mind.  Women that sew quilts take great pride in the tiny, pin-neat stitches that are integral in the making of a quilt.  Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters recognize that the haphazard sewing is a stark contrast to the neat stitches in the rest of the quilting and immediately recognize that Minnie must have been upset when the piece was sewn.  In contrast, Mr. Henderson would not have recognized this as a sign of Minnie's state of mind (a clue), but would have attributed the poor sewing as her ineptness of her craft.

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    Posted by juliemccrum on Thursday April 23, 2009 at 12:08 PM