“The Possibility of Evil” QuickWrite Journal
The short story “The Possibility of Evil”, by Shirley Jackson uses symbols to represent abstract ideas. In the story the first name mentioned is Miss Adela Strangeworth, this already intrigues the audience because of her last name. Her last name Strangeworth already indicates that something “strange” will occur throughout the story. This symbol can be a representation of her actions and who she is as a person. She seems strange during the beginning because she gathers information from all the towns people and no one knows why. The next symbol could be Pleasant Street. Miss Strangeworth believes that her roses should belong on Pleasant street which is ironic because of its name. The street is
The short story “The Possibility of Evil”, by Shirley Jackson uses symbols to represent abstract ideas. In the story the first name mentioned is Miss Adela Strangeworth, this already intrigues the audience because of her last name. Her last name Strangeworth already indicates that something “strange” will occur throughout the story. This symbol can be a representation of her actions and who she is as a person. She seems strange during the beginning because she gathers information from all the towns people and no one knows why. The next symbol could be Pleasant Street. Miss Strangeworth believes that her roses should belong on Pleasant street which is ironic because of its name. The street is