Minnie Wright
Minnie Wright is the major character in Susan Glaspell's short story "A Jury of Her Peers."We learn about her, however, not in the first person, but through her two neighbors, Mrs Peters- the sheriff's wife - and Mrs Martha Hale. As we follow these two women, we learn Minnie endured twenty years of mental abuse and neglect at the hands of her husband. We also see how Minnie changes because of the abuse and neglect. Once well dressed and full of life, she is now poor, lonely and disheartened. When her husband, John, kills her pet canary, Minnie changes from timid to agressive. She uses her talent and knowledge of quilting to finally put an end to The first change we find in Minnie is her clothes. In her youth she wore pretty clothes, Martha recalls when '"she wore a white dress with blue ribbons.'" (214). Twenty years later, her clothes are shabby and (bear) marks of much making over.
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Approximate Word count = 681
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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