Wow. I just finished reading "A Jury of Her Peers" -a short story written by Susan Glaspell. I have A LOT to say about this story but I really don't want to write much just yet, because I have a feeling I'm going to write my close reading essay on this story, and I don't want to give away what I have to say.
I think the story was wonderful, and very original. I'm usually pretty good at predicting plot outcomes, but not in this story. A lot of twists and turns for a short story.
I loved the connection between the women in the story. I always felt women had a special bond with one another, something men couldn't really understand. Sexist of me? Maybe? eh! Anyway....
I also thought the underlying messages in the story were great, and very true for the time period the story was set in. I imagined a few know-it-all hillbillyish men trying to crack this case, all the while poking fun at the women, and reguarding them as uncapeable of doing anything well but cooking and cleaning. The end of the story proved otherwise.
Well, I'm finding myself with a lot to say already, but I caught myself. More on this story to come at the end of the week AFTER I turn in my close reading, unless I decide to do it on one of the other two stories we read.
Posted by StormyKnight at February 1, 2005 9:24 PMHaha, good you didn't disclose your topic... even though it doesn't hurt to discuss something like that, you may or may not find it helpful to do in blog form (would someone really take your idea when you've got it posted and dated? *shrug* Your guess is as good as mine).
Two genders may as well be two completely different worlds, at times. Women share a common bond--as do men in certain areas--but (I'm not trying to be sexist or anything of the sort), I do believe that women can relate to each other on just about any topic. It didn't used to be suitable for women to talk politics, sports and the like, but that doesn't mean it halted all conversation. How else would we have gotten the right to vote? Just a thought... I don't want to launch a feminist attack or anything, lol.
Posted by: Karissa at February 2, 2005 6:51 PM