Symbols In The Possibility Of Evil By Shirley Jackson

In the story, “The Possibility of Evil”, Shirley Jackson uses several symbols to tell the story about Miss Strangeworth. One symbol she used was roses, the roses represent the anti-wickedness in the world. Another symbol used was the letters. They represented the wickedness hidden in Strangeworths heart. That was the reason why Shirley decided to use “The Possibility of Evil”. This is also a symbol that represents how everyone has the chance of hiding evil within themselves. Artists use symbols because they represent something bigger than what it would mean figuratively. By using these symbols, Jackson tells a story of a kind woman who is hiding wickedness and evil within herself. The symbols that would normally mean nothing now represent something