A Jury of Her Peers

     In A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell the suspense is not the homicide but the motive instead.  The only suspect is Minnie Foster.  Her odd behavior like pleating her apron and her unfinished business adds questions to why this happened.  The physical evidence of the rope and the dead bird proves to the reader that Minnie Foster is guilty.  The county attorney said that  it was " 'Their own rope. . .' " (422). This proves that Minnie did kill her husband.  The in depth descriptions of this evidence makes the reader question "why?" instead of "who?".  The reader begins to feel sympathy for Minnie Foster because her actions and her motives make men the cause for this behavior.  The victim is not Minnie anymore, it is the male gender.  Their rude and disrespecting behavior towards women is what ultimately caused Minnie to kill her husband.