"Jury of her Peers", written by Susan Glaspell, contains many conflicts to reveal
thoughts or ideas that clash. The main conflict in this short story is women versus men.
Mrs. Hale also has an emotional conflict with herself. The murder of Mr. Wright has all
the characters searching for evidence to convict Mrs. Wright. Mr. Hale, Mr. Peters, and
Young Henderson, the men, pursue extremely hard to find any hard evidence that will
incriminate Mrs. Wright. Mrs. Hale feels at fault for not ever going to see her, she feels if
she had gone to see her more often the murder would not have occurred. Mrs. Peters also
has conflict with herself, she must decide whether to remain faithful to her husband or go
along with Mrs. Hale, a woman. Conflicts in a story create a sense of excitement to keep
Mrs. Hale's conflict with herself gives her a guilty conscience. She feels
somewhat responsible for the murder of Mr. Wright. Twenty years ago she knew Minnie
Foster well. They were more than just acquaintances, they were friends. As Ms. Foster,
Mrs. Hale remembered her as dressing pretty, being lively and singing in the choir. After
she married, Mrs. Hale had no longer visited. Mrs. Hale punishes herself in guilt as she
claims she could have prevented the murder if she would have visited. "I might have
known she needed help!" say Mrs. Hale to Mrs. Peters.
The main conflict in the story slowly comes out as the men and women go out to
Mrs. Wright's home to find evidence that would find her guilty of killing her husband,
Mr. Wright. The men are quick to judge her undone home. "Not much of a housekeeper
or not having the homemaking instinct" Young Henderson was abrupt to say. The men
knit-picked every action Mrs. Wright had taken. The women on the other hand justified
why she had done things the way she had. Mrs. Hale replies as to say Mrs. Wrig
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