A Jury Of Her Peers Feminist Analysis

Malala Yousafzai once said “We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls' rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past” (Yousafzai). The story “A Jury of Her Peers” is an intriguing story about a murder in which anti feminism plays a role. Feminism is an ideology still around today, in which some disagree with. Throughout the country thousands of people gather to protest for equality for women. In this story, something terrible happens. It starts out with Mrs.Hale, Mr.Hale, the sheriff, and his wife Mrs.Peters traveling together to Mr and Mrs Hale's neighbor's house, the Wrights where they meet the court attorney. Mr. Hale describes to the attorney how things were not right when he went in the house the night before and that Mrs. Wright informed him, unfazed that Mr.Wright was dead. The men then go through the house together looking for a motive, leaving the women alone in the kitchen where …show more content…
Characterization is used to demonstrate the difference between men and women during this time period. Throughout the whole story Mrs. Hale looks at the situation with sympathy and the other women who share similar experiences to that of Minnie Wright do as well.The man's viewpoint is different from the women's because they have a more logical unemotional approach. Mrs. Peters did not know Mrs. Wright and did not think she could relate to her, so at the beginning of the story she better related to the men. Mrs. Peters undergoes a change in the story after the bird is found. They discover that it symbolizes Minnie Wright and the way her husband treated her, This allows Mrs.Peters to better connect and is ultimately what changes her viewpoint. The use of symbolism and characterization in this story allows the reader to gain more insight into the domestic violence in this