Jury Of Her Peers

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Isabella Cheney Mrs. Clayton DC Lit and Ideas 24 March 2024 A Jury of Her Peers Position Paper Glaspell, Susan. The “A Jury of Her Peers”. The Norton Introduction to Literature. The 11th edition of the book. W. W. Norton and Co. 2013 A man dies and his wife is suspected of murdering him. In Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers”, she uses characterization to show gender inequality between the men and women. The men in this story include the young attorney Mr. Henderson, Mr. Hale, and Sheriff Peters. The story also includes two women, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters. Throughout the story, the men are constantly making snarky quips and comments at the expense of the women. While Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are trying to be thoughtful about the murder and make insightful comments, Mr. Hale …show more content…

These comments make the women harbor animosity towards the men, though they wouldn’t dare to contradict the men or talk down on them. These egregious comments directed at Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters try to undermine them and their sympathetic tendencies. While Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale are trying to be delicate about the state of the house and the feelings and life of Minnie Foster-Wright, the men make fun of the ways of women; therefore, the men are continually putting the women in a lower category of power and respect than them. Another instance of gender inequality that is present in the story is shown near the end by Mr. Henderson commenting, “‘Well, Henry,’ said the county attorney humorously, ‘at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it.’” (Glaspell 504). This humorous comment by the attorney was spoken moments after Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale uncovered the truth behind the murder of Mr. Wright. Moreover, the women are the only one’s in this story that leave the Wright house with a true understanding, while the men leave with superficial evidence that reflects their superficial

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