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Who Is Miss Strangeworth's Character In The Possibility Of Evil
Miss Strangeworth’s character can be analyzed by what she does, what the narrator says about her, and how other characters interact with her. In The Possibility of Evil we will see how she changes from so sweet to so bitter.

Miss strangeworth’s character can be analyzed by concidering what she does. In other words she is a nice woman at the beginning. She grows roses and is friendly with the everyone in the town. Without a doubt there aren’t just any ordinary roses. People come from everywhere to smell the fragrance of these lovely roses. She is often asked to give away her beloved plants, but she refuses to. They’re special to her. Also they were grown in and have never left the town she lives in.

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