The title "trifles" refers to domestic matters or concerns that the men consider insignificant and funny. Ironically, these trifles have a profound impact on life, death, and judgment in the play. They reveal the shape of the pathetic life of the Wrights, and also the events leading up to the murder. The men’s mocking attitude and the women’s sensitivity to trifles underscore the basic distinctions in the play.
The roller trowel and broken jar are true trifles, but to the two women investigators, they underscore Minnie Wright's character as a person who loved to do her own canning and baking, things the husband would never tolerate.
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