Trifles

Trifles

How does Mrs. Hale's insistence on not telling Mrs. Wright about her preserves contribute to the overall meaning of the text?
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Mrs. Hale knows that hearing about the preserves will bother Mrs. Wright. Though this information would be seen to the men as nothing more than a trifle, Mrs. Hale knows that to a woman.... the hard work of preserving is important.

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