{"id":24917,"date":"2024-05-08T22:34:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T22:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/power-point-presentation-womens-subservient-status-in-desirees-baby-and-a-jury-of-her-peers\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T22:34:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T22:34:30","slug":"power-point-presentation-womens-subservient-status-in-desirees-baby-and-a-jury-of-her-peers","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/power-point-presentation-womens-subservient-status-in-desirees-baby-and-a-jury-of-her-peers\/","title":{"rendered":"power point presentation Women\u2019s Subservient Status in \u201cD\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s Baby\u201d and \u201cA Jury of her Peers\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Gerald Estrada) The
\nexploration of gender roles in American literature is a major theme, especially
\nbecause it addresses society’s complex way of setting expectations and norms.
\nIn this setting, the writings of Kate Chopin and Susan Glaspell become the
\nfirst voices that question the rigid imprisonment of women in the era of the
\nlate 19th and early 20th centuries. Through their literary pieces, Chopin in \u201cD\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s
\nBaby\u201d and Glaspell in \u201cA Jury of her Peers\u201d drill into the emotional
\ndisturbances and the societal marginalization of female characters seeking
\ntheir way out from submissive roles. In their dreams, Kate Chopin and Susan
\nGlaspell use female characters like an emotional conflict and problem of social
\nminority women, concluding that women should be freed from their subservient
\nstatus in society. Women’s writings reflect what they are expected to be, and
\nthe limits put upon them, thus bringing up the multilayered nature of their
\nexperiences. Chopin and Glaspell’s representations show the female characters’
\npersistence and autonomy, contradicting traditional female societal roles. The
\nrepresentations ensure that, through time, a woman can make up her way in life
\nwithout the restrictions of the stereotypical and expected female behavioral
\ntraits. This paper will consider how Chopin and Glaspell use their female
\ncharacters as devices for exploring women’s multifaceted experiences and will establish
\nthat women\u2019s autonomy and freedom from societal restrictions are paramount. Kate
\nChopin in \u201c<\/a>D\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s <\/span><\/a>Baby\u201d <\/span>and Susan Glaspell in \u201cA Jury of her Peers\u201d use
\nfemale characters like an emotional conflict and problem of social minority
\nwomen, concluding that women should be freed from their subservient status in
\nsociety.<\/u><\/p>\n

The female characters\u2019 status in “D\u00e9sir\u00e9e’s Baby”
\nand “A Jury of Her Peers” is subservient and controlled, emphasized
\nthrough the consequences they suffer when they fail to adhere to society’s
\nexpectations<\/span><\/u>. D\u00e9sir\u00e9e’s stand as a person of color
\ndeviating from the standard set by society results in a devastating erosion of
\nher value and high social standing in the eyes of her husband and society as a
\nwhole (Chopin). D\u00e9sir\u00e9e’s possibility to have ties to blackness was a rejection
\nfrom the dominant white patriarchy, which made her subject to pity due to
\nthe power of invalidation and subjugation. Armand’s act of rejecting and
\navoiding D\u00e9sir\u00e9e and their child, represents the great
\noutcomes that women used to face if they transgressed societal
\nconstraints.  <\/span>D\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s very being becomes
\nsomething to be ashamed of; there is very little choice but to flee in shame,
\nan outcome that can only be described as tragic, establishing that the society
\nis oppressive simply because it insists stringently on race purity and the
\nnarrow definition of womanhood. <\/span><\/p>\n

In “A Jury of her Peers,” non-conformity with
\nsocietal expectations and the deprecating attitude of men lead to the
\nconsequences of the female characters\u2019 failure<\/span><\/u>. The opinions of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, who have
\ndifferent ideas based on their independent views, are ignored and sidelined by
\na judicial system that males primarily dominate. The Sheriff’s mocking comment,
\n“And keep your eye out, Mrs. Peters, for anything that might be of use. No
\ntelling: you women might come upon a clue to the motive” (Glaspell),
\nreflects the dominant perspectives that women are intrinsic inferiors and are unable
\nto make useful contributions. This lack of respect goes as far as Mr. Hale’s
\nmocking comment, “But would the women know a clue if they did come upon
\nit” (Glaspell). Such comments not only make the women appear low in
\nintelligence and observational skills, but also serve to maintain the systemic
\ndomination and restriction that they get within a society that undervalues
\ntheir experiences and thoughts. Kate Chopin and Susan Glaspell portray the
\nbitter price women pay when they differ from societal norms, such as being
\ntreated as inferior or ignored and unheard of.<\/span><\/p>\n

            <\/span>(Deion
\nGrace Liong) D\u00e9sir\u00e9e and Minnie Wright\u2019s subservient role is established
\nthough society\u2019s restricting expectations, resulting in them being outcast when
\nthey do not meet the requirements<\/u>. D\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s reduced role in society is presented
\nthrough the limiting expectations and her diminished status when she cannot
\nmeet the criteria. When her husband, Armand Aubigny, discovers that she and
\ntheir baby are possibly Black, he avoids and shuns them. He presents his
\nnegative viewpoint of D\u00e9sir\u00e9e, \u201cWhen he spoke to her, it was with averted eyes,
\nfrom which the old love-light seemed to have gone out. He absented himself from
\nhome; and when there, avoided her presence\u201d (Chopin). Armand views D\u00e9sir\u00e9e as
\ninferior and avoids her when she does not meet his expectations. Due to her
\ninability to meet Armand\u2019s societal standards, D\u00e9sir\u00e9e is lessened in status. She
\nis diminished in her status as she is both female and perhaps Black. Adisa Ahmetspahi\u0107
\nand Damir Kahri\u0107 state that, \u201cIn the case of women, one either complies with
\nthe expectations and earns the title of a good woman or fails to meet the
\nrequirements thus earning the status of an outcast\u201d (Ahmetspahi\u0107 and Kahri\u0107
\n27). In D\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s society, women are expected to follow the traditional role of
\nwomen. As D\u00e9sir\u00e9e is revealed to possibly be Black, she fails to meet Armand\u2019s
\ncriteria, resulting in her being of little value to him. She is degraded by her
\nsociety and by Armand\u2019s limiting expectations of women. D\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s restricting
\nexpectations of her and her degrading status present her subservient role.<\/p>\n

D\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s
\nlessened role in society is demonstrated by her reduced and diminishing status.
\n<\/u>As she is female and possibly Black, she is lessened in status. Ellen Peel
\nexplains her reduced role, \u201cHere the stress on feminine vulnerability combines
\nwith the acceptance of black slavery, as if it were a pity for a person such as
\nDesiree to suffer\u201d (Peel 231). D\u00e9sir\u00e9e is placed in a diminishing status by the
\nexpectations of society that favor obedient White females. She is seen as
\nlesser in status due her role as a women and being possibly Black. As she fails
\nto meet the standards of society, D\u00e9sir\u00e9e is reduced in her status. D\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s diminished
\nstatus in society is established through the restricting expectations of her
\nrole as a woman, causing her to be further lessened when she cannot meet the
\nusual requirements.<\/p>\n

            <\/span>Minnie
\nWright\u2019s subservient status is established as well through her society\u2019s
\nlimiting expectations that work against women when they fail to meet the
\nstandard.<\/u> As Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale inspect the kitchen, they consider
\nthe situation of the males\u2019 investigation of the Wright\u2019s home. Mrs. Hale notices
\nthat, \u201cIt seems kind of sneaking: locking her up in town and coming out here to
\nget her own house to turn against her!” (Glaspell). While Minnie is locked
\nup in jail, the authoritative male characters examine her house for clues that
\nwould prove her as her husband\u2019s killer. The town\u2019s society has restricting
\nexpectations of women and undermines their viewpoints. Minnie\u2019s lessened status
\nis presented as she is limited by society\u2019s expectations and shunned when she
\ncannot meet the criteria. Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale discover that their
\nsociety\u2019s system diminishes women. Orit Kamir states that, \u201cIt is a system of
\npower that is bluntly and blatantly set against them, one that is inherently
\nunjust and dangerous to them as women\u201d (Kamir 362). The system in the female
\ncharacters\u2019 society is established against them and other women. It is biased
\ntowards men and is dangerous as it degrades the status of females. Besides D\u00e9sir\u00e9e,
\nMinnie Wright\u2019s lessened status is also demonstrated through the restricting
\nexpectations of society that diminish women and further degrade them when they
\nfail to meet the criteria.<\/p>\n

In conclusion,
\nKate Chopin’s \u201cD\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s Baby\u201d and Susan Glaspell’s \u201cA Jury of her Peers\u201d can
\nbe seen as formidable critiques of the social restrictions that existed against
\nwomen during those periods. Through their literary manifestations, Chopin and
\nGlaspell propagate the independence and emancipation of women from subordinate
\nroles and patriarchal dominance. Through the portrayal of the emotional grief
\nand societal alienation of their female characters, these authors make visible
\nall the dimensions of women’s lives and shake the readers’ belief in the
\njustice of the status quo and male domination. With Chopin and Glaspell’s works
\nguiding them, readers are confronted with the shortcomings of conventional
\ngender roles and start to open their viewpoint to new stories of women authors,
\nwhich contributes to the broader conversation about gender justice and equality
\nin literature.<\/p>\n

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Works
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Ahmetspahi\u0107,
\nAdisa, and Damir Kahri<\/a><\/span>\u0107<\/span>. \u201cIt\u2019s a Man\u2019s World:
\nRe-Examination of the Female <\/p>\n

Perspective in
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Messenger<\/i>,
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https:\/\/link.gale.com\/apps\/doc\/A684155624\/LitRC?u=txshracd2512&sid=ebsco.&xid=7a1946e0.\n<\/p>\n

Champlin, Nikola. “D\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s <\/a>Baby.” LitCharts<\/i>.
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Accessed 16 April
\n2024.<\/p>\n

Chopin, Kate. \u201cD\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s Baby.\u201d American
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            <\/span>Accessed
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Glaspell, Susan. \u201cA Jury of Her
\nPeers.\u201d American Literature<\/i>. 2022.<\/p>\n

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Kamir, Orit. \u201cTo
\nKill a Songbird: A Community of Women, Feminist Jurisprudence, <\/a><\/p>\n

Conscientious Objection and Revolution in A
\nJury of Her Peers and Contemporary Film.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Law and
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https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/10.1525\/lal.2007.19.3.357.<\/p>\n

Accessed 16 April
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Peel, Ellen. \u201cSemiotic Subversion
\nin \u2018D\u00e9sir\u00e9e\u2019s Baby.\u2019\u201d American Literature<\/i>, vol. 62, no. 2, June <\/p>\n

1990, pp. 223\u201337. EBSCOhost<\/i>,\n<\/p>\n

https:\/\/0-doi-org.librus.hccs.edu\/10.2307\/2926914.<\/p>\n

SparkNotes
\nEditors. \u201cA Jury of Her Peers.\u201d SparkNotes.com<\/i>, SparkNotes LLC, 2005, <\/p>\n

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