Themes in Susan Glaspell's Work

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This paper discusses three short stories of Susan Glaspell - "A Jury of Her Peers," "The Last Sixty Minutes" and "The Plea." It analyzes the theme found in these stories which revolves around morality and moral decisions. The paper describes how each character in the stories makes an extremely personal decision somewhere in the tale - a decision that will alter their lives.

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"In conclusion, all of these stories seem deceptively simple at first reading. The plots are simple - it is the complex characters who give the stories meaning and a strong sense of morality and right from wrong. Each of these stories poses a moral dilemma and then solves it satisfactorily for the reader. Glaspell's work is more complicated than it might appear. Her situations are complex, and so are her character's reactions to them. Plotting might not be her strong point, but characterization and theme certainly are, and these stories all illustrate that quite well."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Glaspell, Susan. "A Jury of Her Peers." Learner.org. 2005. 26 April 2007. <http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literature/story/fulltext.html>
• Glaspell, Susan. "The Plea" "The Last Sixty Minutes." Gutenberg.org. 2005. 26 April 2007. <http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/masks10.txt>

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