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Comparing 'Trifles And Jury Of Her Peers'

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The point of view of a story is very important to the structure of a writing because it determines how the reader perceives the information that they are reading. We can see the different structures in writing in the play Trifles and in the story “Jury of her Peers”.

Trifles is written in 3rd person objective so that the audience can visualize everything as if it is happening right in front of them. It includes descriptions and actions of the characters, giving the audience a feeling like they are in the story. There is a big difference between Trifles and “Jury of her Peers” because of the points of view. In a drama/play, the audience can infer what is happening and how the characters feel based in the text and information that is given. “[Jumping up] Mrs. Hale. But, Mrs. Peters - Look at it! Its neck! Look at its neck! It’s all - to the other side. Mrs. Peters. Somebody - wrung - its - neck.” (Trifles 720). In this text, the feelings and thoughts are not given so the audience is left with their imagination. …show more content…

Hale’s feelings. This point of view shares feelings, thoughts and more descriptive actions. The reader can then see how certain characters react in different situations. A clearer depiction of what is going on is given in the 3rd person limited point of view. “But Mrs. Peters!” cried Mrs. Hale. “Look at it! Its neck! Look at its neck! It’s all - to the other side.” She held the box away from her.” (Jury 11). The reader can now get a better idea of how the character is feeling. We can conclude that in this situation, Mrs. Hale is both shocked and disgusted by the sight and smell of the

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