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Character Analysis Of Miss Strangeworth In The Possibility Of Evil By Shirley Jackson
“The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson is a short story about an old woman that lives in a small town but has a big secret. Miss Strangeworth has stunning roses in her yard that have been passed down to her from generations; everyone in town comes to admire her roses. Even though Miss Strangeworth knows everyone and is nice to everyone, she anonymously sends letters to people. These letters contain things such as cheating, “accidental” deaths, and telling parents they aren’t fit to have children. I believe that Miss Strangeworth deserved what she got. Miss Strangeworth is a 71-year-old woman. She lives in the house that her grandfather built and has roses that she praises in her front yard. She has blue eyes and a cat. Miss Strangeworth
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