Referring to question one, and the title A Jury of Her Peers, it appears that the age, date, and society that this article takes place reveals a level of gender discrimination. The title itself is ironic due to the fact that when this article was written, a man had the right to have a jury based on his peers. Women are largely regarded as inferior in this story. "...women are used to worrying over trifles"(412, Glaspell). This quote is followed by the remark, "...what would we do without the ladies"(412, Glaspell)? I got the feeling of sarcasm that would coincide with the rest of the story.
As the story progresses and we the readers see the clues that the women are collecting, I get the feeling and image of the classic, sneaky, seemingly submissive wife. These are the women who men assume are futile and dependent on them, but instead they are outsmarting the males. These women are obviously not submissive and stupid as their society would have us the readers believe. Rather, the are intellectual individuals who aim and eventually succeed in finding out the motives behind the murder. Mrs. Wright was an unhappy individual who saw no escape.
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