The Character Of Miss Strangeworth In The Possibility Of Evil

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On pleasant street things are stranger than you think. In “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson something odd goes on in Miss Strangeworth’s house. She is an elderly lady who gets along with everyone and is proverbial for her roses. Miss Strangeworth is a bitter, self-centered and deceiving character that shows through what she does, what the narrator says about her and how others communicate with her. On the outside Miss Strangeworth seems like a friendly lady, but underneath it all she is very bitter. Whenever she talks to people Miss Strangeworth is friendly to the other characters however if there is something wrong she will judge them about it. “Miss Strangeworth noticed that Miss Chandler had not taken much trouble with her

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