Mrs peters: she said she wanted an apron. funny thing to want, for there isn’t much to get you dirty in jail, goodness knows. but i suppose just to make her feel more natural. she said they was in the top drawer in this cupboard. yes, here. and then her little shawl that always hung behind the door. (opens stair door and looks) yes, here it is. (quickly shuts door leading upstairs.)

—trifles, susan glaspell

she was locked up in the county jail here last night at 8: 30. she manifested no emotion, took her arrest calmly and absolutely declined to make any statement concerning her guilt or innocence.

members of the hossack family are standing by her solidly, but public sentiment is overwhelmingly against her.

—“she prepares to fight,” susan glaspell

what is a key similarity or difference between these accounts?

both accounts provide evidence that the woman feels uncomfortable in jail and misses domestic items from her home.

in the play, characters are sympathetic toward the jailed woman. in the article, most people are against the jailed woman.(answer)

in the play, the jailed woman is concerned about domestic matters. in the article, the woman worries her family’s opinions.