Caught In The Widow's Web By Gordon Grice

Evil is inevitable in this world, but it is the explanation of some evil that people often wonder about. The writer of “Caught in the Widow’s Web,” Gordon Grice, focuses the essay on his hunt for black widow spiders. Nevertheless, his purpose has a profound meaning. The black widow represents all of the unexplainable evil in the world. There is no explanation for the widow’s poisonous venom, nor for the malevolent people and occasions in life. Grice’s sinister tone for the duration of his work suggests that there is higher, complex meaning as to why he wrote the piece. Throughout the essay, the black widow metaphorically represents the evil and hardships in the world. Grice’s use of modes of writing helps him accomplish the message he is