Compare And Contrast A Jury Of Her Peers

In “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell, the characters Minnie Foster and Minnie Wright differ. Minnie Foster and Minnie Wright are both the same character. However, Minnie Foster is the past version of Minnie Wright. Throughout the story, the difference in these characters unravel. The events that negatively affected Minnie Foster begin to unfold as the story progresses.
The story begins with Mr. and Mrs. Hale, Mr. and Mrs Peters, and the county attorney inspecting the murder scene at Minnie Wright’s house. When Mrs. Hale notices how pitiful the state of Minnie Wright’s house has become, she is overcome by guilt. Mrs. Hale believes that if she would have visited Minnie Wright more often, Minnie Wright would not be so pitiful. Mrs. Hale then describes how Minnie Wright was when she was known as Minnie Foster. Mrs. Hale describes Minnie Foster as a lively, cheerful, and beautiful woman. Minnie Foster also used to wear a white dress with a blue ribbon. The white symbolizes purity. Most importantly to the metaphor of the story, Minnie Foster used to sing in the church choir.

Wrights canned jars of fruit shattered. Along with the canned jars, the entire kitchen is in disarray. The kitchen’s setting could be a subtle metaphor of Minnie Wright’s broken lifestyle. Another example of Minnie Wright’s tattered lifestyle is the poorly sewn quilt that Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find. Even Minnie Wright’s clothes are worn in and torn as was her relationship with her husband. When Mr. Hale first found Minnie Wright, she was anxiously rocking in her rocking chair. The rocking chair looked old and dingy. This worn out rocking chair symbolizes Minnie Wright as