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Disenfranchisement In Literary Work
Disenfranchisement within Literary Works

Hate is human nature for some--those who are in a position of power toward others who seem less than equal. This repugnant behavioral trait is often implemented on those who deserve no such treatment. Those who are disenfranchised do not have same rights and equal opportunities as those who are not discriminated against or those who deprive power from others who are innocent. Literary works can be used to give examples of disenfranchisement and how people have the the responsibility to to aid the disenfranchised as well as the disenfranchised to help themselves.
Night by Elie Wiesel is an example of disenfranchisement within a literary work. Night is a vivid recollection of the experiences of Elie
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“The Possibility of Evil” is a story of Miss Strangeworth’s of Pleasant Street daily routine; though, most of her day to day actions are quite simple Miss Strangeworth does take part in an atypical evening task of writing hateful letters that “dealt with the more negotiable stuff of suspicion” (Jackson 194) of her fellow neighbors. It is unveiled ,through the actions of Dave Harris, when the loose letter is delivered to the addressee ,Done Crane, Mrs. Strangeworth becomes no longer anonymous amongst her fellow neighbors. The disenfranchised neighbors of Mrs. Strangeworth exhibit their feelings of her execrable letters by destroying something that she loves the most, her prized roses. By showing their revulsion toward Mrs. Strangeworth in such an extreme shows the severe effect the letters had on the townspeople, the hate they have towards to her ,and demonstrates that the disenfranchised that they will no longer accommodates Mrs. Strangeworth by believing her accusations. Jackson shows the disenfranchised taking it upon themselves to end their disenfranchisement along with the consequences of disenfranchising

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