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Discussion Post: Poring Over Evidence
I. Why do the men in "Trifles" not consider that Mrs. Wright could be guilty?
II. Why does my class assume she is guilty? What is the evidence?
III. Clearly Mr. Lamb is a symbolic name (an obvious one on multiple levels, and I'm not suggesting it is religious; I can't see that); has anyone looked up the meaning of Ms. Piff's name?
IV. What position is Mr. Lamb applying for (and how does this make the play make sense)?
V. Students sometimes think Thurber's fable is about society treating women as second-class citizens, but there is nothing in the story to suggest that; why DO they cart off the wife to the asylum?
VI. To help a bit with that question, keep in mind there actually IS a unicorn in the garden.
VII. What is the "game" being played in "You Were Perfectly Fine"? After all, the clear eyed girl is denying much of the truth of what happened the prior evening.
VIII. How is the clear-eyed girl in control (winning)?
IX. If these are all power struggles between men and women, who wins in each case? Is there really a winner?