|
|
Have you been looking all over the internet for a term paper? Stop looking now! Paper University has over 45,000 term papers all in one place. Our huge online paper library
has college papers on all sorts of topics and they are all available for downloading or printing immediately. If you are thinking this will cost an arm and a leg, you are
wrong! Get instant access to our members section for one low monthly price with no additional fees or long-term obligations. It doesn't matter if you are downloading one essay or one hundred.
Join today and get the essay writing help that you need.
The Use Of Symbolism In "A Jury Of Her Peers"
Beginning of Paper
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 .... Middle of Paper .... 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 important symbol in the story. The
chair symbolizes the absent Minnie Wright. The rocking ch ....
930 words | 4 pages
Subscription Length |
Price |
Join |
30 days membership (recurring) |
$19.95 |
90 days membership (recurring) |
$39.95 |
180 days membership (non-recurring) |
$69.95 |
|
|
|
|
|