Prompt #1: Using the story "Trifles" as your reference, develop the following prompt -How do key terms and word choice create tone and develop feminist themes in a literary work? Use examples from the
story to support your point.

In a literary work, the choice of words and key terms are very important to present the topics covered in the text. In "Trifles," for example, we can see the power of using key words and terms, right in the story's title, as the word "Trifles" refers to something worthless and points to how the women in this story are treated.

"Trifles" tells the investigative story of the murder of a farmer, who was found hanging from his bed. His wife is the main suspect. While the men investigating the case completely ignore the emotional abuse this woman suffered from her dead husband, some women who help with the investigation feel moved by the woman who was clearly abused by her husband and not heard by anyone, something they themselves live.

In this text we can see the phrase "Well, women are used to worrying over trifles," said by one of the male characters, where he devalues ​​and denies the ability of women to care about important things that make a difference in the world. If we associate this phrase, we can see the sexist content that the text addresses, being recognized by many readers as something they themselves think. In this case, the author uses the words in the text to address feminist themes such as the devaluation of women, men's disbelief in relation to women, and society's sexism.

This can also be seen in the following excerpt, where the author reinforces the idea that all women are victims of sexism, even if they have different lives and live far from each other: "We live close together and we live far apart. We all go through the same things--it's all just a different kind of the same thing."

In summary, we can state that a literary work can use keywords to provoke reflections in readers about important feminist themes such as sexism and women's devaluation.

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-maddie