The current research examines the role of Postcolonial and Decolonization Theories in the study of Susan Glaspell’s Trifles, which has always been interpreted through feminism. Application of Postcolonial theories to this work is controversial; since neither the subject of the play, nor the setting, nor the characters can be regarded as an instance of postcolonial literature. This paper proves that despite the differences between Postcolonial and Feminist theories, it is possible to use those postcolonial theories that raise similar issues with those of the feminist theories, namely Memmi’s anonymous collectivity, Césaire’s thingification, Bhabha’s sly civility, Fanon’s Postcolonial Theory of Violence, and Gates on signifying monkey, in such a sense that it not only consistent with the feminist readings, but also reveals to the reader the hidden aspects of the play. In order to remark the significant role trifles play in the play, Ernest Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory will be employed.
Mehrvand, A. (2012). Postcolonial Aspects of Susan Glaspell’s Trifles. Research in Contemporary World Literature, 17(3), 55-73. doi: 10.22059/jor.2012.50894
MLA
Ahad Mehrvand. "Postcolonial Aspects of Susan Glaspell’s Trifles", Research in Contemporary World Literature, 17, 3, 2012, 55-73. doi: 10.22059/jor.2012.50894
HARVARD
Mehrvand, A. (2012). 'Postcolonial Aspects of Susan Glaspell’s Trifles', Research in Contemporary World Literature, 17(3), pp. 55-73. doi: 10.22059/jor.2012.50894
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Mehrvand, A. Postcolonial Aspects of Susan Glaspell’s Trifles. Research in Contemporary World Literature, 2012; 17(3): 55-73. doi: 10.22059/jor.2012.50894
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