Introduction
This assignment is being based on a fiction story “A Jury of Her Peers” which is authored by Susan Glaspell and was first published in 1917. The story represents a dialogue of two women who discusses issues that affect women in a world which is dominated by men. The story has attracted the attention of scholars hence it is being used for academic purposes for its themes which are gender-related and the treatment it does to women.
Thesis statement
The thesis statement of this assignment is “How females have been oppressed and Justice denied in the societies” the theme further elaborates on the predicaments which women experience in a society that is dominated by men. Glaspell had used her feminine character all through the story to rebel against inequalities that women face and try to prove that women are competent and if they would be pushed too far they would strike back (Glaspell, 2010).
Play plot and main characters
The play starts with a controversy involving Foster Wright in jail after being suspected that she strangled her husband to death. The story is developed by discussions of the author and Martha. Both women had the same interest in promoting women therefore, they mobilized resources and gathered Minnie’s belongings, and take them to her while in jail. Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Hale began to understand the scenario in which foster is in by noting that she was isolated, desolate, and had broken furniture in her house which is an indicator of there being a physical struggle between Minnie and the husband who was killed.
They, therefore, did their independent research without notifying their husband of their findings. The main reason why they did so it’s because they were aware that men were looking down on women as less inferior and would not do a meaningful investigation. Therefore, they wanted to prove that women are as well intelligent as men and would do what men do or even do it much better. Using the findings which they had investigated thoroughly they were able to acquit Minnie from the wrongdoing she had been charged on.
Female Oppression and Justice
The men in the story have never accepted Minnie Wright’s oppression as being the driving force of her killing the husband and how it led to a desperate act. The author also specified that men in the story also viewed their wives as the weaker sex and their main duties should be to oversee domestic issues which are the areas considered as insignificant in the society as they were believed that they could not do much better in other areas especially in a professional career such as being a jury.
After men were not able to solve the case of Minnie by unveiling circumstances that lead to the death of her husband by not being able to get into Minnie’s shoes so as to solve the crime (Bernardo, 2010). They realized their stereotype in the investigation they were working on would not have revealed the true status of the case.
With such realization, they understood that women are as well of importance like them and not only can they be able to do what man does but as well do much better. This made them never underrate the capabilities of their wives. During the time of their presentation women were not allowed to be jurors a role they played successfully to free their peers.
Conclusion
The feminine communication of Glaspell’s and Martha transcended words. A good example is when they saw the birdcage door broken they concluded that there must be an act of violence which made them make a decision which proves that women would as well perform equally or even much better than men. Such revelation has increasingly promoted women so that they are able to prove their capabilities so that they would no longer refer to them as inferior.
References
Bernardo, Karen. Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers”. 2010. Web.
Glaspell, Susan. A Jury of Her Peers. 2010. Web.