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A Jury Of Her Peers Essay

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As a senior, I chose to take composition two at Countryside High School in my last semester. I previously finished composition one and looked forward to enhance my comprehension of shorty stories and poems in composition two. I also wanted to receive dual enrollment credit for ENC1102 for my future education. Mr. Leo, my professor, taught the class in depth information on short stories by discussing the theme and symbols of the writings however, one short story in particular stood out to me that I will profoundly remember for years to come. Five years from now, I know I will remember the short story “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell due to its meaningful symbolization and the overall irony. The most memorable piece of writing I will commemorate five years from now is “A Jury of Her Peers” because of its meaningful symbolization. The short story had several symbolic …show more content…

The irony that makes Glaspell’s short story very memorable is that the men subjugated the women throughout the entire story, however, the women outsmarted the men and were the ones to solve the murder at the end. I personally found it amusing when the men would rather “…go into [the] upstairs” room and look for incriminating evidence when the evidence was downstairs with the women (Glaspell 368). These series of ironic events caused me to enjoy the short story more because it made me interested in the plot and it showed how ignorant the men could be which make the story very memorable. I also enjoyed the ironic twist at the end and how the plot worked out by allowing the women to piece the trifles such as the dead canary, the jars and the quilt together to solve the murder. The irony of this story also taught me a important lesson to never underestimate anyone because like the women in this short story they are smarter than they

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