'The Possibility Of Evil' By Shirley Jackson

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“The Possibility of Evil” Essay Some people feel justified for their actions, even though they know what they are doing is unethical. In Shirley Jackson’s Short story “The Possibility of Evil” the main character named Miss Adela Strangeworth is like this. Miss Strangeworth is indirectly characterized as being egocentric, sanctimonious, and for being self-indulgent. To be egocentric is thinking only of oneself without regard for the feelings or desires of others, this describes Miss Strangeworth. She is described this way because of how she felt about the letters she wrote. After she wrote the letters “Miss Strangeworth awakened the next morning with a feeling of intense happiness” knowing that the harsh letters, that were sent a day prior,

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