“A JURY OF HER PEERS” by Susan Glaspell 1. When do you think the story is set? Why? 2. What assumptions are made about gender in this story? Why are they important? 3. Describe the young Minnie Foster. How did her life change when she married John Wright? What other options were available to her? 4. Why does Mrs Hale feel guilty and upset about the crime? 5. What do you think happened in the lead-up to the crime? Use textual evidence to support your ideas. 6. What do the ladies do to protect Minnie? Why do they do these things? 7. What is the point of view in this story? Is the point of view influential in shaping your response to the story? Explain how. 8. What impression do we gain of Mrs Hale? Do we accept her judgements of other characters in the story? Explain why or why not? 9. Where are our sympathies directed in this story? Who is seen as the victim? 10. Are there any other possible readings of this story? “A JURY OF HER PEERS” by Susan Glaspell 1. When do you think the story is set? Why? 2. What assumptions are made about gender in this story? Why are they important? 3. Describe the young Minnie Foster. How did her life change when she married John Wright? What other options were available to her? 4. Why does Mrs Hale feel guilty and upset about the crime? 5. What do you think happened in the lead-up to the crime? Use textual evidence to support your ideas. 6. What do the ladies do to protect Minnie? Why do they do these things? 7. What is the point of view in this story? Is the point of view influential in shaping your response to the story? Explain how. 8. What impression do we gain of Mrs Hale? Do we accept her judgements of other characters in the story? Explain why or why not? 9. Where are our sympathies directed in this story? Who is seen as the victim? 10. Are there any other possible readings of this story? “A JURY OF HER PEERS” by Susan Glaspell 10. When do you think the story is set? Why? 11. What assumptions are made about gender in this story? Why are they important? 1. Describe the young Minnie Foster. How did her life change when she married John Wright? What other options were available to her? 2. Why does Mrs Hale feel guilty and upset about the crime? 3. What do you think happened in the lead-up to the crime? Use textual evidence to support your ideas. 4. What do the ladies do to protect Minnie? Why do they do these things? 5. What is the point of view in this story? Is the point of view influential in shaping your response to the story? Explain how. 6. What impression do we gain of Mrs Hale? Do we accept her judgements of other characters in the story? Explain why or why not? 7. Where are our sympathies directed in this story? Who is seen as the victim? 10. Are there any other possible readings of this story?
