Women were extremely oppressed during earlier time periods, which caused certain authors to mention this horrible treatment in their literature works. In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, a woman is informed that her husband has passed away from an accident. At the arrival of this news, the wife is in grief, but shortly afterwards, she is beyond jubilant that her husband passed away. In the short story, “Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell, two women find multiple pieces of evidence against a woman who killed her husband, which are viewed as trifles by the men. The men in “Jury of Her Peers” guffaw at the women several times throughout this story. Both authors of these two short stories use these literature works to enlighten their audience …show more content…
“She covered her face an instant. "’If they hadn't held me back I would have"--she caught herself, looked upstairs where footsteps were heard, and finished weakly--"’hurt him.’” (Glaspell) The women sympathize for the woman who killed her husband, and they also relate to her because they have been treated terribly by men before as well. Similar to Chopin, Glaspell also uses women’s experiences to inform others on the harsh, and belittling conditions of women in the 1900s.
In conclusion, both authors in “The Story of an Hour”, and “Jury of Her Peers” are trying to inform others on the conditions of women in the 1900s . In “The Story of an Hour”, the woman was overjoyed to receive the news that her husband had passed away. Also, in “Jury of Her Peers”, the women are guffawed upon by the men on various occasions. Glaspell also uses the wives’ sympathetic experiences to show the audience that men treated women with little to no respect whatsoever. Both authors of these two short stories have used these literature works to enlighten their audience on the harsh circumstances of