Read the excerpt from the play Trifles, by Susan Glaspell.COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies? (The women do not unbend. He goes to the sink, takes a dipperful of water from the pail and, pouring it into a basin, washes his hands. Starts to wipe them on the roller-towel, turns it for a cleaner place.) Dirty towels! (Kicks his foot against the pans under the sink.) Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies? The excerpt contributes most to which feminist theme?
Answer
A
Women artists face difficult paths when pursuing careers.
B
Women need to feel they are determining their own fate.
C
Women are often expected to conform to roles set by society.
D
Women often suffer great abuses in male-dominated societies.
Explanation
The county attorney judges the home by whether it is clean, especially the towels and kitchen, and calls the woman a poor housekeeper. His comments reflect the expectation that women are responsible for domestic work and should keep a tidy home. This supports the theme that women are often expected to conform to roles set by society, rather than the choices about careers, independence, or abuse.
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