Mrs. Peters: "She said she wanted an apron. funny thing to want, for there isn't much to get dirty in jail, goodness knows. But I suppose just to make her feel more natural..." (Glaspell 838). This piece of dialogue is relevant in telling the audience that the woman being held for questioning about an alleged crime is scared; she needs a piece of security to help her through this difficult and scary time. Just as a child would need their security blanket. It's indicative also of how people will act or react when they're faced with a situation in which they don't know what to do; they struggle to stay connected to sanity, to feel safe and grounded, "normal" if you will.
Most everyone has experienced this in life. They did something or were witness to something so shocking that their mind transitioned in to unknown territory in an effort to cope. This particular passage is important in that it's a subtle message that the mind can snap in a traumatic moment, causing a retreat in to the most secure subconscious; such as childhood.
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