Posted by Maggie Campbell (67.126.220.16) on June 20, 2005 at 9:10:55 p.m.:
In Reply to: Unit 2 "A Jury..." and Trifles Question 5 posted by Jeanne Guerin on June 20, 2005 at 8:07:39 a.m.:
>Drama vs. Short Story:
>Explain why you prefer one version of Glaspell's story over the other.
I enjoyed “A Jury of Her Peers” much more than I did Trifles. I enjoyed it more because of all the detail to what was going on. With Trifles I had to imagine a lot of the filler information for myself. And with “A Jury of Her Peers” I found it easier to read because all of the information I needed to compile was already right in front of me. I would not say I hated to read the play version it was enjoyable, but I would rather see a play than to read one. With the story I could see myself talking with Mrs. Hale in her kitchen and could see how daily life transpired. Glaspell’s versions of the same story are incredible works of art, but for me I prefer to read the story version rather than the play.