illustrate daring images of evil. Both Emily Grierson and Adela Strangeworth are women who share similar characteristics yet pose completely different motives. Their stories take place in close-knit towns‚ which play essential roles in their motives for evil. Emily Grierson and Adela Strangeworth demonstrate similarities and differences that develop their actions‚ revealing the possibility of evil within them. Both towns that Emily Grierson and Adela Strangeworth exist in are important settings for
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In your personal opinion‚ is Adela Strangeworth inherently evil or was evil something that was socially constructed within her as a person? Explain. In the short story “The Possibility of Evil‚” Adela Strangeworth is made out to be a sweet innocent old lady living a perfect life. Everyone in her town seems to think that Adela is just some old lady who is really friendly and who cares for her neighbors. In reality‚ she walks around town acting like she is perfect and then goes home and writes
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except Adela. . As is already said above‚ in her craziness she says what all the girls won’t dare to say. Another possible interpretation is that white represents sterility or purity‚ as in the "pure" and "immaculate" appearance of Bernarda’s home‚ and black represents oppression. Green - The symbol of future death and‚ in Hispanic culture‚ hope: it is worn by Adela when she confesses her love for Pepe el Romano. Can also represent jealousy‚ i.e. as between the sisters as they find Adela is the
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out at one another. Adela‚ the youngest daughters‚ has a rebellious attitude‚ fueling her actions through her emotions with no filter. In Act 1 for example‚ after learning that the eldest daughter is soon to be married to Adela’s love interest‚ she proclaims‚ “I don’t want to waste away and grow old in these rooms... I want to get out” (220). Those that surround Adela constantly question her actions‚ especially Poncia‚ who was originally the only one knew of her affair. Adela becomes increasingly
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asleep. (Adela‚ Martirio and Amelia enter.) AMELIA: It’s pitch black outside! ADELA: You can’t see your hand in front of your face. MARTIRIO: A good night for thieves‚ for someone who needs to hide. ADELA: The stallion was in the middle of the yard. Pure white! And twice its size‚ filling the darkness. AMELIA: It’s true. It was frightening. He was like a ghost! ADELA: There are stars in the sky as big as fists. MARTIRIO: She was staring at them so much she almost cricked her neck. ADELA: Don’t
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The clear segregation dismays Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore. Ronny and Mrs. Turton disdainfully discuss the Indians’ clothing‚ which mixes Eastern and Western styles. Several Englishwomen arrive and discuss the earlier production of Cousin Kate. Mrs. Moore is surprised to note how intolerant and conventional Ronny’s opinions have become. Mr. Turton arrives‚ cynically noting to himself that each guest has come for a self-serving reason. Reluctantly‚ Mrs. Turton takes Adela and Mrs. Moore to visit a group
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In Shirley Jackson’s story “The Possibility of Evil” in which Miss Adela Strangeworth writes letters to get rid of the evil in her town‚ and in Eudora Welty’s story “A Worn Path‚” where a grandmother‚ Phoenix Jackson makes a hero’s journey into town to pick up medicine for her grandson. Both Adela and Phoenix are duty bound they feel like they have to write letters or make the trip into town and nothing is going to stop them. Both Phoenix’s and Adela’s duty is to protect something they love and
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Characters can be described by looking at their different character traits. Miss Adela Strangeworth in “The Possibility of Evil” can be described by examining her characteristics of personality and physical appearance‚ her lifestyle and activities‚ her hobbies and interests‚ and her goals and responsibilities. One way Miss Adela can be characterized‚ is through her personality and physical appearance. Miss Adela is a dainty 70 year old woman‚ often seen wearing a neat skirt and one of her many proverbial
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some sort of sexual image for Adela. Second‚ we will talk about the clashes between social classes and races. Third‚ we will treat his divine aspect. Fourth‚ we will study the impervious aspect that the punkah carries. Finally‚ we will analyze how the punkah serves as eye opener for Adela and her desires. As we know through the story many incidents occur; one noticeable is the incident in the Marabar caves. Indeed this incident was triggered when Dr.Aziz and Adela were together in the caves; Nobody
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A Passage to India Passage to India‚ published in 1924‚ was E. M. Forster’s first novel in fourteen years‚ and the last novel he wrote. Subtle and rich in symbolism‚ the novel works on several levels. On the surface‚ it is about India — which at the time was a colonial possession of Britain — and about the relations between British and Indian people in that country. It is also about the necessity of friendship‚ and about the difficulty of establishing friendship across cultural boundaries. On a
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