Murder She Wrote

From "Trifles" by GlaspellMRS. HALE (her hand against her pocket).

"We call it--knot it, Mr. Henderson."


This line lands at the very end of the story summing up the entire feminist perspective in which Glaspell expressed. This story begins with the Sheriff and Country Attorney investigating a murder scene with women at their side (or in this case behind them). The womens' anticipation to enter such a creepy place was pretty much unwanted. As the story progresses, the women connect the dots better than the macho men who marched right into the crime scene at the beginning.
The quote above is very strong in terms of leaving the reader with the main point. "We call it--knot it, Mr. Henderson" just screams WE=The Women know the answer despite the fact the macho men believe that preserving fruit is the only thing the women are good for or even care about.
Erica's blog has a similar response to "Trifles" about feminism.
Also, I enjoy how the stereotype of women not being able to keep a secret has been broken. If a female can cover up a murder, that is just sneaky sneaky.