The very origin of the term “lost generation” has been lost. The true story floats somewhere in the memories of Earnest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and a French garage owner, but there are two different versions of the story, both experienced by Stein and told by Hemingway (Mellow 273). The phrase, Lost Generation, is a unifying term that captures the simple themes of isolation and desperation, similar to the emotions experienced by society between the two world wars. However, only a limited number of works are identified with this label. From this shared feeling of loss arose only a small collection of writings known simply as the works of the Lost Generation. These works notably include The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and a collection of novels by Hemingway, but many other notable works revolving around post-war psychological trends and which are not included in this group were also written in the same period exclusive.One of those works is the play Trifles (1916), by Susan Glaspell. Although this play was written in the midst of World War I (1914-1918), Trifles displays lost qualities, especially for women. Trifles is an American crime novel depicting the efforts of a county prosecutor, Sheriff Peters and wife, and neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Hale, in solving the murder of John Wright. John is found strangled on his farm at the beginning of the play and the prime suspect is his wife, Minnie Wright. A closer look at Minnie Wright and her premarital identity, Minnie Foster, will reveal the defining factors of the Lost Generation. Instead of a misplaced body or mind, this woman's lost quality is her morality, as a result of male entrapment. Minnie,......middle of paper......same dark emotions of society in the period between the two world wars.Works CitedAl-Khalili, Raja. “Representations of Rural Women in Susan Glaspell's Nonsense.” Literature and Language Studies 6.1 (2013): 132-135. Communication and mass media completed. Network. November 23, 2013. Gainor, J. Ellen. Susan Glaspell in context. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004. Print.———-. Stanton B. Garner and Martin Puchner. "Trifles." Norton's dramatic anthology. New York: W. W. Norton &, 2009. 475-86. Print.Makowsky, Veronica. The Century of American Women by Susan Glaspell. New York City: Oxford University Press, 1993. Print.Mellow, James. Magic Circle: Gertrude Stein and Company. New York City: Henry Holtand Company, 1974. eBook.Monk, Craig. Writing the lost generation. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2008. Print.