A Comparison Of A Jury Of Her Peers And Trifles

Stephen Covey once mentioned: “When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect tha to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen”. By hearing both sides of a story, we can get a better understanding on how to handle the situation. Although both texts tell the same story, they share different point of views.
The text Trifles talks in 3rd person objective. Meaning we do not know the thoughts of the characters. In the text Mrs. Hale mentions to Mr. Hale “Let's talk about that later Mr Hale, I do not want to talk about that”(Trifles). This implies that she could’ve felt as if the subject was inappropriate to talk about at the time. The text also involves stage directions rather than a narrator. For example, “[They all look at the rocker]”(709). This takes place all throughout the text showing each of the characters’ actions.
This story is being seen in Mrs. Hale’s eyes, therefore we only know her thoughts and feelings. For example Mrs. Hale talks about her opinion of Mrs. Peters “Didn’t seem like the sheriff’s wife!” (276). In Trifles, the reader is left with no insight of her opinion because the dialogue is so central. Trifles also has a narrator in which this case it’s Mrs. Hale. Even though it doesn't use the words “I” or “we”, it's still in her point of view. Mrs. Hale about Mrs. Wright and says: “and just sat there with her hands together looking down. I got a feeling that I ought to make some conversation”. Now it is made known that she feels that something was off about Mrs. Wright which made her