Equality means a state of being equal; to be seen as the same, not different. The author of “The Dinner Party” uses the characters to express a message. The party tells a tale of how a man underestimates a young girl, thinking that “ And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of nerve control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what counts”. The young girl, who knows this is not true, stays calm while a cobra is near the table, and shows that women have outgrown their fearful ways. The author uses these characters to express the message that all humans are equal. In the story, the young girl and the colonel argue over if women have outgrown the stereotypical jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse action. The young