To begin, looks can be deceiving can be shown in “The possibility of Evil”, by Shirley Jackson through her main character Miss.Strangeworth. Miss.Strangeworth is seen as someone who is friendly by the townsfolk and she comes off as someone who is kind, …show more content…
For example when Miss.Strangeworth heard Linda Stewart crying so she listened in on her conversation with Dave Harris. On page 61, line 293-295 the story shows Miss.Strangeworth responsibility by saying "This was, after all, her town, and these were her people; if one of them was in trouble, she ought to know about it". By Miss.Strangeworth's belief that this little town it shows that she has responsibility she wants to take care of the people of her little town. This matters because even though Miss.Strangeworth writes many letters she just wants the town to be pure of wrongs and full of rights. But people aren't perfect that means there will always be something wrong or not perfect in the town and you can't really change