The Cruelty of Miss Strangeworth in Shirley Jackson's "The Possibility of Evil"

This analytical essay examines why Miss Adela Strangeworth, the protagonist of "The Possibility of Evil" by Shirley Jackson, can be characterized as cruel, judgmental, and deceitful.

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"Your inclusion of specific quotes from the text to support the claims you make greatly strengthens your essay by showing how the text supports your arguments. You also do a good job of introducing and explaining your quotes; however, for the one you include about suspicion, you have a run-on sentence that could be fixed by switching "When the narrator says" with a complete sentence that identifies the context in which the narrator says the quote and then introduces the quote. Additionally, adding a brief sentence summarizing the story following your opening sentence would greatly improve the flow of your response. Currently, your reader will have to piece together what happens in the story throughout information you provide throughout your body. If you were to give this context at the start, the arguments and supporting quotes you provide would solely serve to make your argument rather than also have to inform the reader of what you're making an argument about. Finally, though your conclusion sums up the main ideas of your paragraph, it does so by essentially repeating your introduction. Rephrasing it - and maybe emphasizing some of the key ways she exhibits those traits - would give your response a smoother finish."

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Kibin. (2025). The cruelty of miss strangeworth in shirley jackson's "the possibility of evil". http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/the-cruelty-of-miss-strangeworth-in-shirley-jacksons-the-possibility-of-evil-65soLFLH

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("The Cruelty of Miss Strangeworth in Shirley Jackson's "The Possibility of Evil".")

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"The Cruelty of Miss Strangeworth in Shirley Jackson's "The Possibility of Evil"." Kibin, 2025. http://www.kibin.com/essay-examples/the-cruelty-of-miss-strangeworth-in-shirley-jacksons-the-possibility-of-evil-65soLFLH.