Conduct a feminist analysis of “A Jury of Her Peers.” In your analysis, you should discuss significant symbols from the short story that support your claims.

Feminist analysis

Write a literary analysis with researched information that thoroughly investigates and responds to the following prompt: Conduct a feminist analysis of “A Jury of Her Peers.” In your analysis, you should discuss significant symbols from the short story that support your claims. You should also explain why the short story is still relevant to modern-day readers. For help with using a feminist critical perspective to analyze literature, check out the Purdue OWL website: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_literature/literary_theory_and_schools_of_criticism/feminist_criticism.html. Some key questions you can ask yourself generate ideas on this topic:

Feminist analysis

How is the relationship between men and women portrayed? What are the power relationships between men and women (or characters assuming male/female roles)? How are male and female roles defined? What constitutes masculinity and femininity? How do characters embody these traits? Do characters take on traits from opposite genders? How so? How does this change others’ reactions to them? What does the work reveal about the operations (economically, politically, socially, or psychologically) of patriarchy? What does the work imply about the possibilities of sisterhood as a mode of resisting patriarchy? What does the work say about women’s creativity?

Feminist analysis

What does the history of the work’s reception by the public and by the critics tell us about the operation of patriarchy? What role does the work play in terms of women’s literary history and literary tradition? **IMPORTANT: The attachment above, “CLICK HERE! Purdue OWL Literary Theory,” has more information about feminism. Draft your paper by following the writing process. For this paper, you need: Solid organization Clear introduction Debatable thesis statement Clear body paragraphs that defend your thesis statement and that regularly analyze literary elements Support for your analysis with quotes and paraphrases from the reading (your primary source) accompanied by MLA internal and external citations.

Feminist analysis

Researched information that helps substantiate points in your analysis—cited in MLA format. Satisfying conclusion Research and references to at least three (3) research sources Sources must be scholarly and credible; the best sources will be from GALILEO, .edu websites, or .gov websites All researched sources must pass the CRAAP test Sources must be quoted and/or paraphrase properly with MLA internal and external citations MLA format for the document and citations At least 1000 words Remember to edit, revise, and proofread your paper; use SmartThinking (online tutor here in Blackboard)–see directions below; and polish your paper and turn it in by the deadline. https://youtu.be/7JHS9cYuJZA

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