Mrs. Strangeworth Reflected In The Possibility Of Evil

Open-Ended Response Questions Evaluate: On the surface, Miss Strangeworth seems like a reasonable person who is connected with other townspeople; however, she also makes many personal, judgemental observations. How does her attitude seem superior and somewhat mean? Give examples from the text to prove your point: Mrs. Strangeworth thinks of herself as superior because she can send these letters and nobody knows its her. She is this all seeing being meddling in your personal life. For example at the top of page six:
“Strangeworth listened this was, after all, her town, and these were her people; if one of them was in trouble, she ought to know it.” She is listening in to this people’s conversation and judging them. This is the perfect example

Use examples from the story to support your response: The events in The Possibility Of Evil bear a striking similarity to cyberbullying and the effects of it. It is proven in this quote from the story:
“she had always made a point of mailing her letters very secretly; it would, of course, not have been wise to let anyone see her mail them.” Mrs. Strangeworth hides behind her blockish writing and colored paper so she won’t face the aftermath of her literary punches. Yet she doesn’t. The lesson is to not do something without knowing the consequences. Another social issue is perfection. In the story, Mrs. Strangeworth intentionally sent crude letters to her friends in the town, in order to make them 'better'. In the story, it says "The town where she lived had to be kept clean and sweet" This shows that she wanted her town to be perfect, in her eyes. She can be related to a person with low-self esteem. People with low-self esteem issues usually bring people down so they can be