Miss Strangeworth In The Possibibility Of Evil By Shirley Jackson

I cared not for the sun at that time. The summer of 1838 had arrived with little or no significance than that of any other. Why would it have done? Out there, the days rolled by as if intertwined. One great long day of blissful isolation was followed by the next, in perpetual harmony.

My character Lady Seymour changes throughout the novel, Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. She took Isable in after stocks and giving her milk and cookies(152). Lady Seymour tried to buy Isabel from cruel nephew’s wife,but Madam would not let her take Isabel from her. Lady Seymour felt indebted to Isabel after she saver her from the fire (194). Lady Seymour covered for Isabel when Madam found out she was taking food to prison.

“But those with an evil heart, seem to have a talent for destroying anything beautiful which is about to bloom.” This quote relates to the text because Miss Strangeworth has an evil heart without knowing it and she destroyed good peoples feelings and in the end when her roses were destroyed, something beautiful of hers was destroyed. (Roses) The possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson explains that there is an evil everywhere, we can not stop it at all. Miss Strangeworth’s thought, actions and the setting plus the rising action and exposition demonstrate it.

Typically, the "bad guy" is easy to spot. He wears black, sneaks around in the shadows, and intention is to destroy. But maybe evil is hidden where it is least expected. Sometimes the blindfold that people become so accustomed to, must be removed to see the true corruption.

Everything he does or says is deliberate and thoughtful. 2. For me she`s the most difficult person, in this book, to judge. She seems to be careless and dishonest, but I think it`s not entirely the truth. She seems to hide her real face under the mask of a smile and carelessness.

In the short story, “The Possibility of Evil” you can right away tell by the title that there will be some kind of evil going around. In the story there is a lady called Miss strangeworth who in the end turns out to be a bully. However, Miss Strangeworth is not a physical bully, she is in a way a cyber bully but instead of posting or sending messages she writes multiple letters to people in her town pointing out certain things she’s noticed. Throughout the story no one knows who is sending the letters, this is being anonymous. In the article “The Online Disinhibition Effect” it also gives examples of how one can keep their identity hidden by going as “anonymous” In the short story “The Possibility of Evil” it says that “her letters dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion,” this not only proves that she would send multiple letters.

Mother of Education Some children are not as fortunate to be given wonderful lives like their peers. Furthermore, the mother and father of every little boy and little girl do not always set the best examples. In “The Lesson”, Miss Moore seeks to educate the children of the neighborhood. She takes them to a store in town, trying to help them better understand the issues with income inequality. Confidence, intelligence, and passion-- these are all qualities that Miss Moore, a motherly figure, exhibits while impacting the children 's education.

To the reader she comes off as level headed and just, even through the adultery committed by her husband

For most people, the words evil and harsh are not the typical traits used to describe an elderly woman. However, in the short story “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson, the 71 year old character Miss Adela Strangeworth, has a dark predatory nature hiding behind her highly respectable and sweet exterior. She preys upon her peers by misleading them into thinking everything is fine, only to subsequently tear them down. She accomplishes this by concealing her cruel, deceitful and perfectionist personality by maintaining an honourable reputation within her town. Miss Strangeworth shows no mercy when she anonymously reveals secrets about the family and lives of people in her community.

In “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson, Miss Strangeworth has lost her sanity and she is evil in some ways. She tells people everything they do wrong in the town that she believes is hers. She knows everyone in town, “I’ve watched my town grow” Jackson states (Jackson 188). She is old enough to have knowledge about everyone in the town, and she hasn’t left this town in her whole life. She also isn’t very humble.

Miss Strangeworth lifestyle tells a lot about her character. Miss Strangeworth has never spent more than a day outside of the town and all of her life. Miss Strangeworth has a weekly routine. Every Tuesday she buys a quarter pound of tea, but not before socializing with anyone she walks by. Every day, she then writes some letters to the townspeople and takes her afternoon nap.

Is Ms. Strangeworth a victim OR villain In the short story “The Possibility of Evil” written by Shirley Jackson, the protagonist Ms. Strangeworth is a villain because she isn’t what everyone’s aspect of her is, she is very deceptive, and the letters she sends are the very cause of the evil she’s trying to stop. Ms. Strangeworth is a seventy-one-year-old lady who lives in a little town, which she thinks is her own. She always feels the need to know everything, about everyone. Even though, no one knows who she really is.

In life we can all relate to the feeling of longing for something. In All Summer in a Day, Ray Bradbury’s characters’ lives are clouded with rain and the only see the sun once every seven years. Bradbury uses metaphors, emotions, and repetition to express the sun’s meaning of hope to the main character, Margot, and the children of rocket men and women on Venus. Metaphors and emotions are used to help the reader relate to the connection with the sun. He describes the sun and the rain using metaphors, and uses the children’s emotions to help further the idea.

At first, Mr. Wickham is loved by the readers, seeming to be the perfect bachelor for Elizabeth. By the end of the novel, Mr. Wickham is seen as the enemy, a lowlife character full of empty promises. His lies add crucial back story in order for the readers to understand where the characters came from and their connections. The love triangle between Elizabeth, Darcy, and George is the focus of the readers. In the end, readers are astonished to find that the men that they saw as the good guy and bad guy are really reversed.

Mr. Darcy receives her critical review because of his dealings with Jane and Mr. Bingley; while, Mr. Wickham receives her favor because of his appealing pretense. These assignments of character, however, are not products of prejudice; rather