苏珊·格莱斯佩尔是20世纪初期美国杰出戏剧家之一。她的第一部独幕剧《琐事》于1916年搬上舞台,反映了男女之间不平等的关系并揭示了男权社会中女性的生存环境,因此人们将其视为美国女性主义戏剧的经典。舞台上男女角色的位置分开也暗示着现实生活中男女之间话语和思维模式的分离。这一对比反映了剧作家对以男权为中心的社会中两性关系和妇女权利的思考。自从1916年问世以来, Susan Grayspell was one of America’s leading theater writers in the early 20th century. Her first one-act play “Trivia” was put on the stage in 1916, reflecting the unequal relationship between men and women and revealing the living environment of women in patriarchal society, so people regard it as a classic of American feminist drama. The separation of roles of men and women on the stage also implies the separation of discourse and thinking patterns between men and women in real life. This contrast reflects the playwright’s reflections on the relationship between men and women and the rights of women in the patriarchal society. Since its introduction in 1916,