How can these two stories written in considerably different forms, about such different
events but with similarly implied meanings, help us to have a better understanding of the cultural
purpose of true crime stories in the modern world? Both The Crucible and A Jury of Her Peers
suggest meanings that are intended to comment on cultural issues faced in the past, which have
been the result of emotions such as fear and feelings of superiority. Considering these feelings
among people, Miller and Glaspell used subtle messages in their works that convey ideas
about certain situations -in this case, hysteria and sexism- in an implicit style within an
interesting story, similar to how the news proves to be so influential on people’s
events but with similarly implied meanings, help us to have a better understanding of the cultural
purpose of true crime stories in the modern world? Both The Crucible and A Jury of Her Peers
suggest meanings that are intended to comment on cultural issues faced in the past, which have
been the result of emotions such as fear and feelings of superiority. Considering these feelings
among people, Miller and Glaspell used subtle messages in their works that convey ideas
about certain situations -in this case, hysteria and sexism- in an implicit style within an
interesting story, similar to how the news proves to be so influential on people’s