Q : What clue(s) lead the the women to conclude that Minnie Wright killed her husband?
A : The main clue would be the dead canary bird. The cause of death to the bird is the exactly the same as Mr. Wright. In the beginning, the readers were given the evidence and cue on way Mr. Wright was being killed. He was straggled with a rope, and ironically he died on his bed with no struggling prefaced in the bedroom. That arises suspicions. They, the Sheriff and the Coroner suspect that Mr. Wright would have been killed by someone he knows. The men were straight into speculations that Mrs. Wright was the murderer. They tried to find evidences in the bedroom but to no avail. Surprisingly, it was the women who solved the case by themselves. However, they did not reveal it in protection of the person who carries the same gender as themselves - female. They believed that for Mrs. Wright to take such a gruesome and brutal action, there must be a solid reason to support it.
Q : How do the men differ from the women? from each other?
A : To answer this question correctly, we will be looking from two aspects which are the difference between men and women, and men and men. Men, of course are a complete different of species from women, therefore it is safe for us to say that men are different from women. Men are made of chromosomes XY whereas women are made of chromosomes XX. This result in difference from all aspects of men and women, both physically and mentally. Men in the text, is portrayed as arrogant and ignorant. They believed that they are in the upper hands of this case, and that they knew everything that has happened in this murder case of Mr. Wright. They did not pay even the slightest attention to the "trifles" which are the minor evidences that needed patient eyes to discover it. In the end, it was the women who solved this case, without them knowing of course. Men are well known to be strong competitors, they have the natural cavemen instincts and demeanor. They will fight among each other. In Trifles, the men were seen trying to be on the upper hand of each other. On one stage, Mr. Peters and Mr. Henderson were trying to prove to the people present in the kitchen, especially the women that either one of them is better acknowledged about how the murder was conducted.
Q : What do the men discover? Why do they conclude "Nothing here but kitchen things"? What do the women discover?
A : The men merely discover anything. They talked all the time, and was trying to flaunt their wisdom and experiences among each other. They even underestimated the women's ability and brilliancy by making a remark that there was nothing there except kitchen stuffs. For them (the men), the women were just decorations and were there for no use, but to collect some of the things requested by Mrs. Wright who was kept in the prison cell at that time. The men concluded in such a way, most probably is because they see no weapon that indicates the death of Mr. Wright. There was no consistency in the men, unlike the women. They go through every small little details in the kitchen. From their throughout inspections, they discovered an empty bird cage. And, how the dead canary bird was kept in a beautiful box by Mrs. Wright. The women making no hesitation in concluding that the straggled dead bird was the reason why Mrs. Wright murdered her husband. Moreover, the women knew Mrs. Wright since she was a young beautiful girl with good voice. The women cleverly and carefully put every puzzle into their own places by relating to Mrs. Wright's life before and after marriage.
*The answers given by the Blogger were based on her personal understanding of the text*
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