A Jury Of Her Peers
The unfortunate death of John Wright was a mystery to all. A team of individuals consisting of the sheriff, county attorney, Mr. Hale, and Mrs. Peters, were on a mission to find the purpose of the murderer. At this point, Mrs. Wright is the primary suspect. Mrs. Hale was asked to join the party in order to give Mrs. Peters, the sheriff s wife, some companionship. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Wright were neighbors and she becomes determined to find the motive for the murder. In the story, Mrs. Hale leaves cues of guilty feelings. When the attorney asks Mrs. Hale if her and Mrs. Wright were friends, she told him that she has seen very little of her. At this point, Mrs. Hale's empathy toward Mrs. Wright is apparent.
The two women were left in the kitchen while the men were investigating in the crime scene. Mrs. Hale noticed the half done work in the kitchen. She hated unfinished things. For example, her unfinished kitchen that she had to leave. Therefore, she made a connection between her unfinished business and the one at hand. She began to think about the possible cause of interruption. Once again, Mrs. Hale relates to Mrs. Wright s burdens.
The ladies continue to look through her items. They noticed that she was piecing together a quilt and that there was an empty birdcage present in the house. These items left them with a confused thought. First, the quilt had nice stitching all the way through except on one end. The stitching was so bad that it looked as if she was nervous about something. Secondly, the birdcage was empty. Not to mention that one of the hinges was pulled apart. While investigating, Mrs. Hale continues to feel guilty for not visiting more often. She knew that John Wright had a reputation of a good man, but on the contrary he was also known as a hard man. The fact of the matter is that Mrs. Wright was alone all day, and it would almost make sense that she would want the bird for some companionship. She tries to...
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