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Works Cited

Contemporary Literature vs Regionalism and Naturalism

Ableman, Christina. "Feminism Essay - Shadows of Me and You." Feminism Essay - Shadows of Me and You. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

"Expressionism." Expressionism. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

Pradeep. "Modern American Theatre." Guru Vishnu Bhat. N.p., 22 Oct. 2011. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

  • Both took realistic approaches to literature.
  • Both based their content on what was happening in the world around them.
  • Regionalism and Naturalism frequently questioned a higher power about the ways of the world.
  • Regionalism was based on how people felt as though the nation's growth revoked them of their regional identities.

Recognizable Characteristics of the Period Featured in Trifles ...

Key Text From the Time: Trifles by Susan Glaspell

  • Motif: feminism and the reality that woman must stick together and form a united front against the opposite gender's constant oppression.
  • Trifles possessed a realistic style of literature that dealt with gender equality, ethics, and dissent.
  • The novel can be connected to the early feminist movement of the 1920's.
  • This was frequently used in this time period by leading authors like Gerstenberg and Treadwell.

Genres and Literary Forms of Modern American Drama

  • The time period was dominated by two contrasting genres of art literature: realism and expressionism.

Expressionism

  • Expressionism describes a highly subjective, personal, spontaneous self-expressionistic literature style that was widely used in modern american drama.
  • Expressionism goes beyond the reality of the scene and introduces a psychological side to theatre.
  • This style grew even more popular after the findings of Freud,an Austrian psychologist, challenged the status quo of the mind.

Common Themes, Topics, and Concerns- oh my!

Realism

  • War Disillusionment
  • Feminism
  • Economic Hardship
  • Racial Tension
  • Political Unrest

The literature of this time period was often based around the outside events taking place in society.

Realism portrays real-life situations through fictional plays often dealing with economic hardship, war disillusionment, and social tension.

The Attitude Towards Man

  • In this time period women struggled for autonomy in a male-dominated society.

  • This era was characterized by authors who used their art as backing for social and political views. With their material, the writers spoke against societal norms

  • Many of the pieces reflected civil movements such as feminism and racial equality.

The Author of Trifles...

Trifles was written by Susan Glaspell and first performed on August 8, 1916.

Time Period for Modern American Drama

Modern American Drama descibes a style of dramatic literature that was prevalent throughout the 20th century.

Modern American Drama

By: Victoria Coleman and Hailee Jennings

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