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“Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.” (Aeschylus) There are many ways a person can deal with the things that oppress them. In considering a comparison of Mrs. Wright in “A Jury of Her Peers” and Mama in “Everyday Use” we can see two completely different examples of Oppression and how it can be handled.
Each woman had obviously become adapt to her immediate standings. In “Everyday Use”, Mama did not display in any manner disgust or distaste with her situation, she seemed in fact to be very content. We read about Mama and how adaptive she has been, and oddly enough can see the pride that she feels in her own heritage. And in “A Jury of Her Peers”, Mrs. Wright had found meaning and purpose in maintaining her home and keeping to her fruits. Both Mama and Mrs. Wright have been placed by twisted fate into a day-to-day life that is not desired by either. The greatest difference between them is actua...

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