The Murder by John Steinbeck

Feminism is defined as the principle that women should have political, economic, and social rights equal to those of men. One may be able to suggest that the short story “The Murder” by John Steinbeck is an anti-feminist story. This suggestion would be plausible because there are many times in this story where the main character, Jim Moore, puts down his wife with unnecessary insults and unjustified violent actions. Another reason one would be able …

…murder. These police officials acted in an unjust way, in turn endangering Jelka and the rest of society. This story is an anti-feminist account of a poor woman’s life who had to put up with many things from her sexist husband and father. It also helps open one’s eyes to the sexist ways of life that people had to put up with in the past and still have to put up with today.