Don’t be deceived by appearances...people aren’t always as they seem to be. In the short story “The Possibility of Evil”, Shirley Jackson writes about Miss.Strangeworth, an elderly woman, who writes rude judgmental letters to the people in her town about all the things she think is wrong with them. Though on the outside Miss.Strangeworth seems like some nice old lady who has spent her entire life here in the little town, she is really a mean, rude and selfish person who doesn't seem to care about other people’s feelings. And with one little mistake Miss.Strangeworth was found out for who she really is by the townsfolk, that she was the one writing the letters all along. Making them retaliate against her. Clearly, the theme that looks can be deceiving is best expressed through Miss.Strangeworth’s rude, destructive, and responsible behaviors.
To begin, looks can be deceiving can be shown in “The possibility of Evil”, by Shirley Jackson through her main character Miss.Strangeworth. Miss.Strangeworth is seen as someone who is friendly by the townsfolk and she comes off as someone who is kind, …show more content…
For example when Miss.Strangeworth heard Linda Stewart crying so she listened in on her conversation with Dave Harris. On page 61, line 293-295 the story shows Miss.Strangeworth responsibility by saying "This was, after all, her town, and these were her people; if one of them was in trouble, she ought to know about it". By Miss.Strangeworth's belief that this little town it shows that she has responsibility she wants to take care of the people of her little town. This matters because even though Miss.Strangeworth writes many letters she just wants the town to be pure of wrongs and full of rights. But people aren't perfect that means there will always be something wrong or not perfect in the town and you can't really change
To begin, looks can be deceiving can be shown in “The possibility of Evil”, by Shirley Jackson through her main character Miss.Strangeworth. Miss.Strangeworth is seen as someone who is friendly by the townsfolk and she comes off as someone who is kind, …show more content…
For example when Miss.Strangeworth heard Linda Stewart crying so she listened in on her conversation with Dave Harris. On page 61, line 293-295 the story shows Miss.Strangeworth responsibility by saying "This was, after all, her town, and these were her people; if one of them was in trouble, she ought to know about it". By Miss.Strangeworth's belief that this little town it shows that she has responsibility she wants to take care of the people of her little town. This matters because even though Miss.Strangeworth writes many letters she just wants the town to be pure of wrongs and full of rights. But people aren't perfect that means there will always be something wrong or not perfect in the town and you can't really change