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Feminist

Susan Glaspell¡¦s ¡§A Jury of Her Peers¡¨ is a short story showing the differences between male and female. The men do not see women as equals and do not give them credit for their capabilities. The story images to readers where men are considered superior to women in all actions. The thought from men to women is always negative. There is a major different of belief about male and female, female subjectivity and male objectivity. By dividing the men and women in the story and observing the outcome of the investigation, the readers can understand how sometimes thinking logically is not always the best thing to do.

Most men are considered superior to women in all actions. They just keep complaining how women did wrong. ¡§Would the women know a clue if they did come upon it?¡¨(Mr. Hale 25) The men do not think Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter could figure out of any clue. The County Attorney only assumes that because Mrs. Peter is married to the sheriff her views are that of her...

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