MRS. HALE. It’s log cabin pattern. Pretty, isn’t it? I wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (Footsteps have been he
ard coming down the stairs. The Sheriff enters, followed by Hale and the County Attorney.)SHERIFF. They wonder if she was going to quilt or just knot it. (The men laugh, the women look abashed.)What is ironic about this excerpt?
The irony of this excerpt is that there is a belief from the men about the incapability of the women to discover or uncover any substantial information, but in real circumstances, women are the ones who would uncover an information and discover evidence. The men laughed and the women were embarrassed because it seemed like the men were mocking them.
