The short story‚ “The Possibility of Evil”‚ written by Shirley Jackson‚ the short story is about a sweet old lady‚ Miss Strangeworth‚ that cares a lot about the the people in the town and feels the need to “fix” their problems. Miss Strangeworth feels that there is so much evil in the world and she needs to get rid of the evil. Miss Strangeworth is socializing with the people who she thinks has problems in their lives‚ so no one will suspect that she is the one writing the anonymous letters to them
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Shirley Jackson’s‚ The Lottery‚ has raised questions in the back of every reader’s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. A reflection of ourselves is what we see when looking through the pond of Jackson’s mind. The Lottery clearly expressed Jackson’s feelings concerning traditional rituals through her story‚ opened the eyes of its readers to properly classify and question some of today’s traditions as cruel‚ and allowed room to foretell the outcome
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In the story the Haunting of the Hill House Shirley Jackson sets a trap for both the readers and the protagonist‚ although the Hill House has a history of supernatural existence‚ but the events that unfold during the story suggest that some of the happenings at the house were not entirely supernatural but can be linked to the psychology of the characters. Eleanor Vance the main protagonist in the story is a socially repressed woman who spent eleven years of her life taking care of her ill mother
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Tien Hanh Lai Woodard English 1 7/9/14 "The Possibility of Evil" Three Themes Essay The short story “The Possibility of Evil‚” written by Shirley Jackson‚ is about an old lady named Miss Strangeworth‚ who lives in a small and sweet town in all her long life. Miss Strangeworth seems to be a kind and friendly but also a weird and wicked person who always thinks that everyone is evil and lustful. She gives herself the responsibility to watch and to send people secret letters to point out their unknown mistakes
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“The Lottery” – by Shirley Jackson Name:_____________________________ ELA 10 Questions From the context of the story‚ who controls the town? Explain. Mr. Summers‚ Mr. Graves and Mr. Martin are the leaders of the town. Because‚ in the story‚ Mr. Summers owns the village’s largest business and also the major of the town. Mr. Summers has more “time and energy to devote to civic activities.” It indicates that he has money and leisure. Mr. Graves is the government official; the
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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
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Laurie’s parents did not expect Laurie’s school year to occur as it did. Shirley Jackson wrote a realistic fiction short story based on real events‚ titled “Charles.” In the story‚ Laurie’s behavioral issues occurred as a result of Laurie craving the attention that was lost when he received a sibling. Laurie eventually realized that having negative behavior will grant him more attention from the people around him. Laurie was a disobedient child that had just began kindergarten. The story is set in
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07 December 2009 Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” – A Feminist Perspective Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery” details the obvious gender roles in the small village where it takes place and also represents those that are often present in our own society. Women are often seen as inferior to men in societal groups. In “The Lottery”‚ this is represented by the absence of any dominant female character in the story. Gender roles are evident among the villagers; even the children are guided
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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
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The Possibility of Evil “The Possibility of Evil” is a classic mystery short story written by Shirley Jackson. This story is about an old lady named Miss Strangeworth‚ that shows how evil and mean she is. Miss strangeworth thinks she owns the town. People think that she is the perfect person that is friendly‚ charming and nice but the town doesn’t realize until the end that Miss Strangeworth has been living a different life behind peoples backs. Miss Strangeworth lives alone in her family
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