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"A Jury of Her Peers"    and     "The Story of an Hour"

In "A Jury of Her Peers," the relationships between the husbands and wives were not perfect, compatible relationships. At the time this story was written, there was still a gender inequality with men being superior to women. Women were not allowed on juries or to forcefully express their opinions. As the story begins, Mrs. Hale is rushed by her impatient husband to hurry and join the others to the Wright's home, forcing her to leave the unsifted flour behind. As she and Mrs. Peters eventually find the clues and motives to why Minnie Foster had murdered her husband. At the time, women were oppressed by men, not being entirely respected. This affected the wives and made them sad, and in Minnie Foster's case--fed up. The "mistreatment" of Minnie Foster by her husband is not specific to her situation only, for Mrs. Hale also understands her position. The evidence of the sheriff speaking "lowly" to the women about how they could not find any evidence for the case shows that Mrs. Peters herself, does not get the greatest treatment. The relationships are not strong, loving relationships due to the gender inequality and men being superior to women.
In "The Story of an Hour," Louise dies of happiness along with her heart disease. She cries when she hears that her husband dies, but finds that she is now on the way to freedom and ponders about her future life. When she sees that he is alive, she suddenly dies. This relationship, unlike the marriage in "A Jury of Her Peers" is about the feelings of love from the individual. The wife, Josephine, is not oppressed by her husband like how Minnie Foster was oppressed during their marriage when she couldn't do anything about it. There is no evidence of gender inequality in "The Story of an Hour" that lead to the mistreatment of the wives.