The story I want to talk about is the Jury of Her Peers. The story begins on a cold windy day in
Dickson County with Martha Hale, being abruptly called to ride to a crime scene
with Lewis Hale, her husband; Sheriff Peters, the county sheriff; and Mrs.
Peters, the sheriff’s wife. Wright in a delirious state and comes to learn that
Mr. Wright has allegedly been strangled. In the police profession women at
times can make better detectives. For instance in the passage I have picked to
write about with the two women being curious of the crime scene, they were able
to pay attention to the minute details that were at the crime scene. The
evidence that was observed pointed that Mrs. Wright was in fact the one that
had committed the murder. While the
women have practically solved the murder already the men were unable to procure
any evidence of at the crime scene. The women find the one usable piece of evidence,
the dead bird in the box. Finding that bird that Minnie used to love to sin to
and her husband killed it. Now that the bird is dead, it must mean that the
husband killed her? Even though the women did good detective work, in the end,
their obstruction of evidence will seemingly prevent a conviction. The story
ends here, and does not move into the occurrences after they leave the house.
Now moving to a different note, there needs to be more women in the police
profession. With being in the profession, I have seen time and time again that
women can calm people down easier than men can. This profession though is dominantly
male driven. Lose Angles California, just appointed its first ever female Captain
two weeks again.
I like how you talk about the difference between how the men look at the crime scene and how the women look at the same scene. The men laugh and call the kitchen things insignificant. They make fun of Mrs. Wright for worrying about her preserves. We are told that Mr. Hale says with good-natured superiority that women are used to worrying about trifles. I think this arrogance blinds them. They only see what they are looking for and overlook what is right in front of them. Thankfully, all men are not like the ones in the story. I like the information that you give about the Police Department. My grandfather was a New York City Policeman and one of the greatest men I have ever known.
ReplyDeleteVery good observation between the sexes in the story. I thought the same thing. But, also thought it kind of funny that the men would say that the women wouldn't even know what a clue was if they found one when the women are the ones who know the motive.
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