Ms. Strangeworth In The Possibility Of Evil By Shirley Jackson
The Possibility of Evil
Things aren’t always what they seem. In the short story “The Possibility of Evil”, Shirley Jackson writes about Ms. Strangeworth, an elderly lady, that looks to be kind and sweet but turns out to be a judgmental perfectionist. In the story, Ms. Strangeworth writes letters to people in her town judging them about how they live their lives. Clearly, Ms. Strangeworth proves that appearance can be deceiving because below the kind demeanor she is selfish, nasty, and bitter person.
To begin, Ms. Strangeworth can be perceived as a perfectionist that hates when people do things wrong. For example, as Ms. Strangeworth is walking out of the grocery store, she sees Helen and Don Crane with their baby who is 6 months old. She
Things aren’t always what they seem. In the short story “The Possibility of Evil”, Shirley Jackson writes about Ms. Strangeworth, an elderly lady, that looks to be kind and sweet but turns out to be a judgmental perfectionist. In the story, Ms. Strangeworth writes letters to people in her town judging them about how they live their lives. Clearly, Ms. Strangeworth proves that appearance can be deceiving because below the kind demeanor she is selfish, nasty, and bitter person.
To begin, Ms. Strangeworth can be perceived as a perfectionist that hates when people do things wrong. For example, as Ms. Strangeworth is walking out of the grocery store, she sees Helen and Don Crane with their baby who is 6 months old. She