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    Literary Analysis of Symbols in “A Jury of Her Peers” I picked three symbols from the story A Jury of Her Peers. One of the symbols has to do with the investigation. The other two have to do with Minnie Wright. A symbol in A Jury of Her Peers is “trifles”. Within the story‚ the men investigated the house to find evidence from the crime. They don’t pay attention to any of the small things (trifles)‚ but the women do. The women end up figuring out more than the men. The men say‚ “Oh

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    In Susan Glaspell’s short story‚ A Jury of Her PeersMartha Hale demonstrates both of these commonly confused words. Martha Hale‚ the wife of Mr. Hale‚ is a resident of the farm close to the property of the Wrights’. Mrs.Hale used to be good friends with Mrs.Wright‚ commonly known as‚ Minnie Foster. In the beginning of the short story‚ Mrs.Hale revisits the home of the Wrights’ and speaks with Mrs.Wright. Planning on reuniting with Mr.Wright as well‚ Martha finds outs that she cannot speak with

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    “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell reflected the time period where men dominated women. Over the years the roles that men and women play in society have been changed tremendously. It used to be that women were solely confined to house work‚ cooking‚ and taking care of their children. The men in most families were considered to be the winners in the household. In “A Jury of Her Peers” and “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” the author’s symbolism and

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    called “A Jury of Her Peers” based on her play Trifles. Susan Glaspell received a degree in philosophy from Drake University. She became a newspaper reporter in Des Moines. The writer married a freethinker who believed in free love. In 1916 the author was inspired to write the play Trifles based on a murder case she covered on the job. One year later in 1917‚ she creates the short story. Mrs. Glaspell has stated that promotes all progressive movements. Her short story “A Jury of Her Peers” is very

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    In “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell‚ the state of the things in Minnie Wright’s life show the state of the relationship she has with her husband. This is shown through the terrible state of her house‚ the piecing together of her quilt‚ and constantly state of being alone. These also give light to key themes Glaspell is portraying throughout her story. In the story‚ multiple things were left half done in the house. According to the story‚ one example of this was the kitchen table‚ “One half

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    Symbolism is a way an author gives a reader the ability to interpret the story. Symbolism is heavily used in “A Jury of Her Peers” to describe the relationship and characterization of Mrs. and Mr. Wright. The broken stove is a representation of neglect with Mr. Wright‚ and for Mrs. Wright her decline since her marriage. The birdcage is a representation of life for both Mrs. and Mr. Wright. Mrs. Wright is trapped and Mr. Wright is the cage. The bird represent the joy Mrs. Wright wants and use to have

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    Doris Lessing’s ‘‘Wine’’ (1957) and Susan Glaspell’s ‘‘A Jury of Her Peers’’ (1917) illustrate the role of the unsaid and silence between the male and female gender. Silence is imperative between the characters because it is through the Patriarchal system that men overpower women‚ and they use their authority to control them into meeting their every desire. With this said women do not express the entirety of their thoughts and desires to protect themselves from the ridicule or judgment of men. They

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    Susan Glaspell’s short story “A Jury of Her Peers” is more effective than her play Trifles at depicting the marginalization of women. Given only the text of the stories‚ and not taking into consideration the acting in the play‚ “Jury” far surpasses Trifles in conveying how women were basically disregarded as having any insight into “manly” matters such as a murder investigation. Trifles was written in 1916 and “Jury” was written in 1917. During this time period women were thought to be lower than

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    Trifles and “A Jury of Her Peers” are both pieces of literature written by Susan Glaspell. They detail they events which occurred in a house after a man died there. This causes them to be quite similar. However the two works are not completely the same. One is a play and this lends it to being written differently than the other which is a short story. While these two writings are similar in some ways‚ they are quite different in others. The two stories are very different in a number of ways

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    "Trifles" and "A Jury of Her Peers" Susan Glaspell The “Trifles” and “A Jury Of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell are very similar in the way that they both have got the same basic plot . However ‚ one of them that is the trifles is a play and the other one is a short narrative story. According to me the story was easier to read and more clear to the reader as to how the various events were taking place but the play was difficult to understand as it was open ended it was made not very clear and also

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