The Use Of Symbolism In "A Jury Of Her Peers"
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Susan Glaspell's short story, A Jury of Her Peers, was written long
before the modern women's movement began, yet her story reveals, through
Glaspell's use of symbolism, the role that women are expected to play in
society. Glaspell illustrates how this highly stereotypical role can
create oppress ....
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.... to the sheriff, is
viewed in those terms. Mr. Peter, the county attorney, says "for that
matter a sheriff's wife is married to the law"(glaspell 168). She
reinforces that identity until she is faced with the brutality of what John
Wright did to Minnie. She says "I know what stillness is. The law has got
to punish Crime, Mrs. Hale"(glaspell 167). The difference is she is
talking about the crime committed against Minnie, not the murder of John by
Minnie.
The Rocking chair is another importan ....
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