Character Sketch of Miss Strangeworth: The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson (I do not particularly like this essay, but please get me to e-mail the original to you if you like it).

A discussion of the character traits of a fictitious elderly woman named Miss Strangeworth will occur in this character sketch. Miss Strangeworth was an elderly woman, who was representative of her town?s history. She led a quiet public life, and was on friendly terms with most residents of her town. Unknown to these residents, Miss Strangeworth lived a double life. She was a friendly, grandmotherly figure in public; however, when she was out of …

…in the reader?s heart. It was proven almost certainly, that Miss Strangeworth possessed the character traits of self-consciousness, discreetness, and self-righteousness in The Possibility of Evil. Miss Strangeworth may be fictitious, but people like her are always existent in society. As society ages, we can only hope its values and principles evolve to lessen the number of Miss Strangeworth?s to be found in the world. Works Cited Jackson, Shirley. The Possibility of Evil.