Essays on Criticism Page 2

Formalist Criticism on “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell  “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell written in 1916 is such an one act play which points out the miniature observing power of women whose careless trifle overservations are always overlooked by the men who think themselves to be more logical and intelligent that women in the male dominated parental society….

Introduction             In 1961, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller was published and became one of the greatest antiwar books to have ever been written.  Heller goes into great length about the meaning of heroism and the meaning of bureaucracy through the lens of wartime violence and satirical dark comedy.  Set in World War II Italy,…