Abstract
The paper examines Susan Glaspell's short story "A Jury of Her Peers." The paper explains the nature of the crime and the themes. The paper also discusses the gendered elements, the male/female perspectives and the structure of the story as a gendered investigation.

From the Paper
"In Susan Glaspell's short story "A Jury of Her Peers," a crime has been committed and the guilty person should be punished. The dramatic question is, what is the crime? Based on that answer the guilty person is determined. The twist to the story is that there are two guilty people for two different types of crimes - the murder of a farmer and the domestic abuse of the farmer's wife."

Tags:Glaspell, Jury, Peers, Theme, Gendered, Story, Crime

Abstract
The paper defines the short story, "A Jury of her Peers" as a work of realism and naturalism. The paper defines and explains the two genres, including the theme of the story and the determinist philosophy.

From the Paper
""In A Jury of Her Peers" Susan Glaspell describes ordinary people living ordinary lives. This is a major tenet of the realistic movement in literature and will serve as a basis for defining "A Jury of Her Peers" as a work of realism. That said, the argument can certainly be made-and it will-that the story is a work of a particular genre of realism known as naturalism."

Tags:a jury of her peers, susan glaspell, realism, naturalism

Abstract
The paper looks at how Abramson (2000) discusses the fact that the Constitution of the United States allows each individual the right to a trial by a jury of his or her peers (p. 17), and this right leads to issues that have been impacting courts for decades. The paper explains that first, there is the issue of the individual being evaluated by his or her peers, which often leads to the assumption that the founders intended for jurors to be merely Americans. However, the paper notes that Abramson (2000) points out that an individual's peers are comprised of people within the community that the person lives in (p. 20). The paper explains that these people have the same knowledge base about the world that the person has, share the same general philosophies about life and understand issues that are unique to the person's life and the factors that may have led to the crime being committed. The paper further notes that Abramson (2000) contends that another individual who is an American might be capable of rationalizing the case and trying to understand the life of the defendant, but that person is not an equal peer because the individual cannot easily relate to the defendant's world (p. 20).

From the Paper
"Abramson (2000) discusses the fact that the Constitution of the United States allows each individual the right to a trial by a jury of his or her peers (p. 17). According to Abramson (2000), this right leads to issues that have been impacting courts for decades. First, there is the issue of the individual being evaluated by his or her peers, which often leads to the assumption that the founders intended for jurors to be merely Americans. However, Abramson (2000) points out that an individual's peers are comprised of people within the community that the person lives in (p. 20). These people have the same knowledge base about the world that the..."

Tags:crime, law, legal

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In this analysis of Susan Glaspell's short story "A Jury of Her Peers", the writer focuses on the attitudes toward women, as expressed by the Sheriff and County Attorney. The writer discusses the male preconception of women.

From the Paper
"The attitudes toward women in Glaspell's 'A Jury of Her Peers'illustrate those of a former era when women were rigidly defined in terms of roles and attributes by a male dominated patriarchy. The attitudes of the Sheriff and the County Attorney are so locked into their preconceptions of women that they fail to recognize Minnie Foster murdered her husband. This is not something that escapes the attention of the other women in the story because they have a fuller understanding of ... "

Tags:gender roles, marriage, domestic sphere, murder, patriarchy

Abstract
This paper relates that Susan Glaspell, in "A Jury of Her Peers", demonstrates the injustice of male superiority during the early 20th century, when the story was written. The paper describes the way the men misjudge the intelligence and instincts of the women in the story, thus portraying the men as overpowering, ignorant and foolish. The paper further explains that the plot shows indirectly the men's disrespect to the women by making a mockery of all the kitchen items and anything relating to victim Minnie's domestic duties. The author concludes that the unity of the three women strengthens Glaspell's point of making the superiority of men unjust.

From the Paper
"Glaspell describes Minnie's life as extremely lonesome which allows the reader to sympathize with Minnie; once again making men like John Wright look harsh and inappropriate. For example, her house is described with words of abandonment and depression: "Maybe because it's a down in a hollow and you don't see the road. I don't know, but it's a lonesome place and always way." In addition to living in such a miserable environment, Minnie did not have any kids. Once again, the reader and both the women sympathize with Minnie."

Tags:murder, trifles, arrogant, unity, ending

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In this article, the writer looks at Susan Glaspell's play "Trifles" based upon the short story "A Jury of Her Peers". The writer discusses these works in terms of the ideas of crime and punishment. The writer also examines the cultural context of each work.

From the Paper
"This research examines ways in which social experience informs conscience and behavior in Susan Glaspell's play "Trifles" and the short story on which it was based "A Jury of Her Peers". The research will set forth the cultural context of the narrative and show how inter-penetrations of conscience and social constructs in that context affect explain or justify behavior. The social milieu of Glaspell's story is a decisive component of the narrative. In the drab farmhouse where the action of 'Trifles' and 'Jury' unfolds all the people are ... "

Tags:Susan, Glaspell, Crime, Punishment, literaure

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This paper examines the myths about women by men in a patriarchal society as portrayed in Glaspell's short story, "A Jury of Her Peers."

From the Paper
"Glaspell demonstrates how the cultural norms and myths about women in "A Jury of Her Peers" affect the women characters' sense of self by creating an incident where the women are forced to reckon with the myths that have been created about them in their patriarchal society, and to come to terms with the reality of their feminine self-definition. Through the unfolding of events in the story, we readers see the women characters' sense of self evolve. Their realization is important not only to the outcome of the story, but also, to the women readers who may see themselves in the roles of those characters. "A Jury of Her Peers" supports this thesis. "

Tags:self, definition, feminism

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The writer of this paper explains that in Susan Glaspell's short story all women go through the same thing, just a little differently. This paper explains the significance of the story taking place in the kitchen, for it reflects the women's pride and hard work. The writer gives a clear description of the mood expressed in the book as well as exploring the relationship between men and women in a patriarchal society.

From the Paper
"The bird and the bird cage are significant to the life that Minnie had been living, caged like an animal, isolated from the world. The isolation could make anyone a little crazy. The women noticed the broken door on the cage and Mrs. Hale remarked, "Looks as if someone must have been rough with it," suggesting Minnie's life of abuse. The bird is a crucial detail in this story for it symbolizes everything what Minnie was when she was younger, beautiful full of life and singing in the choir. The bird being found in a pretty box wrapped up in silk let the readers know along with Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters that this bird was something precious to Minnie. Seeing the bird's neck wrung symbolized how Mr. Wright was killed with a rope around his neck having the life chocked out of him like he did to Minnie.
The quilt is brought to our attention to explain to the readers that quilting is a hobby that is done in groups as a social event. The women guessed that because Minnie was isolated and had no social contact, she would knot the quilt."

Tags:literature, women, society

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This paper suggests that the story "A Jury of her Peers" is one that shows the generalization present in the society of the early twentieth century and provides two perspectives of law.

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This paper addresses the themes of Susan Glaspell's short story adaptation "A Jury of her Peers" from her play "Trifles." It deals with the cultural and sociological motivations of a group of women to cover up the murder of one of their husbands- and that sets an example of feminist writing in the early 20th century.

From the Paper
"Susan Glaspell seriously challenges the common conception of weak and stupid females through the characters of her literary and dramatic works, Trifles and "A Jury of Her Peers." She attacks the conventions of marriage, the ignorance of spousal abuse, and the general mistreatment of women within her society-which unfortunately, still continues today. The play Trifles and its literary adaptation "A Jury of Her Peers" by Glaspell is an expression of the dissatisfaction of females' roles and treatment in the society of the early twentieth-century in the United States. The suffocating oppression of Minnie Foster leads to the asphyxiation death of her unfeeling husband and their loveless marriage."

Tags:abuse, drama, feminism