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Southern Gothicism: The Possibility Of Evil By Shirley Jackson
Southern Gothicism
To best understand the short story by Shirley Jackson “The Possibility of Evil,” a reader should look and follow the characteristics of the literary movement of Southern Gothicism. Miss. Strangeworth has brought on her own evil to herself but is unknowing of it.. She has the view of a person who is looking from a “royal” standpoint and sees she can do no wrong. That is a trait from Southern Gothicism confusing good and evil. Miss. Strangeworth is spreading gloom onto people which is also related to Southern Gothicism. To go on with these Southern Gothic elements, the non-participating narrator describes Adela Strangeworth and her perception of others. 71 year old Adela Strangeworth is placed as a Southern aristocrat as
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