Be Good, Sweet Maid: The Trials of Dorothy JoudrieWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1999/10/25 - 275 ページ January 21, 1995: Dorothy Joudrie is arrested for attempting to murder her estranged husband. Soon after, Audrey Andrews begins to write her book. Audrey and Dorothy had known each other as children, but the identification of Andrews with Joudrie goes beyond merely the accident of a childhood acquaintance. It has to do with being subjected to the same societal constraints placed on girls and women during the years immediately following World War II, the years in which they had prepared for their adult lives. Expectations, placidly accepted then, are now seen as unrealistic and unreasonable. Did these expectations have some part in causing the tragedy in Dorothy Joudrie’s life? When Andrews attempted to understand why Dorothy Joudrie had tried to kill her husband, and to write Joudrie’s story, she began to examine her own life, her own expectations — those she had of herself and those others had of her. She also realized that telling the story of anyone is an intricate and often ephemeral pursuit. Any story she wrote could only be her version of Joudrie’s experience. Nevertheless, it was important to be as honest as she could about her interpretation of that life. She determined to show carefully and accurately the damage that had been done to one woman — damage that is still being done to many others — through prejudice, attitudes, traditions and the institutions that are still the foundation of our society, and of our lives, everyday. The result is a fascinating account of events leading up to the trial, the trial itself and the effect of Joudrie’s trial on the life of Audrey Andrews. |
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... Dorothy has attended since her arrest last January ; the psychiatrists and psychologists who have been examining and ... O'Brien , Dorothy's lawyer , and his advisors and office staff ; Dorothy's family and the friends in whom she ...
The Trials of Dorothy Joudrie Audrey Andrews. Dorothy seems to have a good relationship with Noel O'Brien . He appears to treat her as an equal , but gently and respectfully . There is no obvious sign that he patronizes her . I noticed ...
... Dorothy , the people in the gallery , the empty wit- ness box . He appeared ... asked him how we should pronounce his name . Mr. Selinger asked him to tell ... O'Brien , the people in the courtroom sat in shocked silence . All of us knew ...
... Dorothy was not in the room during this initial presentation . Consequently she did not hear the presiding judge , Justice Sal LoVecchio , explain that he knows the Joudries , but that if O'Brien and Selinger agreed , he would not feel ...
The Trials of Dorothy Joudrie Audrey Andrews. might disturb Dorothy , embarrass her ? More important , I wondered if ... O'Brien nor Selinger objected . The damage was done . Justice LoVecchio was smiling casually , kindly , as he explained ...