A symbol is something that represents something else. A symbol can be an object, words, an action, a song, a person, or anything that seems to be one thing but also has another meaning. In Susan Glaspell’s Trifles, there are several symbols that help the audience to understand what Mrs. Wright’s life was like, what the men think of women, and what the women think of the situation.
The first symbol is the “kitchen things” that the men refer to when they visit the Wright house. The reference to the “kitchen things” shows that the men do ...