structure(Ashley&Betsy)
What’s the climax of “The Possibility of Evil” ? -Betsy and Ashley
When Miss Strangeworth found her envelope , she was surprised.
What does Miss Strangeworth believe about the relationship between herself and the town?
She believes that the town is belonged to her,is a patrimony from her grandfather.
Which kind of narrator is it? Why?
third person limited, it follows Miss Strangeworth for most of the story
What does Miss strangeworth symbolize? Why?
Miss Strangeworth symbolizes people who are arrogant and like doing odd things
Is there any dramatic irony in the last page? If yes, list one. If no, say no
She slipped her letter into the slot, and two of them fell inside. The third caught on the edge
and fell outside, onto the ground at Miss Strangeworth’s feet. She did not notice it....
[Miss Adela Strangeworth stepped daintily along Main Street on her way to the grocery. The sun was shining, the air was fresh and clear after the night’s heavy rain, and everything in Miss Strangeworth’s little town looked washed and bright. Miss Strangeworth took deep breaths, and thought that there was nothing in the world like a fragrant summer day.]
What’s the mood of this paragraph? --Betsy and Ashley
Peaceful, comfortable.
What character we can know from the behavior that Strangeworth always try to send anonymous letters to others
She is a selfish, paranoid unkind woman
Which two characters does the narrator follow? For which reason that the view changes?
Miss Stangeworth and Dave, for the dramatical ironic and the conflict
What does Harris symbolize according to his later actions(picking up the letter?
Harris boy symbolizes those who are innocent and kind. Because he wanted to give back the letter to Don Crane directly as he thought that it may be good news.
Is there any verbal irony in the third page? If yes, list one. If no, say no.
I suppose you’ve got young Don all upset about the fact that his daughter is already six
months old and hasn’t yet begun to learn to dance?
Could you find the foreshadowing in the second paragraph? Give an example. -Betsy and Ashley
“She sometimes thought that the town belonged to her.”
What character we can learn from the reaction of Harper that was deeply impressed by the anonymous letter?
She is a woman who will be easily influenced by others and is guilty to what she had done.
On the middle of 5th page. She broiled her little chop nicely, and had a .....
Q: Which tone is used in description?
A. lovely B. relaxing C. solemn D. deceptive E. common F. DEEP
A. lovely
What is the meaning of Miss Strangeworth 's name?
Her last name “Strangeworth” represents Miss Strangeworths’strange personality and beliefs.“Strange”symbolizes her strange action of get rid of “evil”in the town. “Worth”indicates that she is the most important resident in the town because she her family had lived there for several generations.
Is there any irony in the first page? If yes, list one. If no, say no
No, there isn’t.
Identify one of the conflicts in this story. State your reasons. -Betsy and Ashley.
Miss strangworth V.S her imaginary evils of others (she wrote letters telling people her wicked guesses about them )
Or Miss strangeworth V.S other town dwellers at the end (so they cut her roses)
For what reason Miss Strangeworth treasured the roses？
Because the roses were planted by her grandmother and tended by her mother.
On the middle of sixth paper. "Old lady Strangeworth's getting deaf, ...... ....... tomorrow."
Q: What kinds of voices contained in the paragrap, from the shallower to the deeper?
ingenuous-->ironic
What do Miss strangeworth’s roses symbolize? Why?
Roses-roses are very beautiful outside but if you look closer it has many sharp thorns-symbolizes Miss Strangeworth-look elegant and sweet apparently but actually her heart is darksome.
What’s the purpose of the author writing the last sentence?
This is simply ironic as Miss Strangeworth is the person that do all the destruction through
accusing others of evil. However, the evil eventually returned back on her and destroy her most
valuable things—her rose garden
5 What is the resolution of “The Possibilility of evil”？--Betsy and Ashley
“Look out at what used to be your roses.”
Who found the true form of Miss Strangeworth?
Harris.
She began to cry silently for the wickedness of the world when she read the words: Look out at what used to be your roses.
Q: What kind of tone is it?
Bleak
What do the letters symbolize? Why?
Letter-they were made very delicate but inside were her rude and anonymous words-symbolizes Miss strangeworth-looked nice but was an evil woman
Is there any situational irony in the fifth page? If yes, list one. If no, say no.
The town where she lived had to be kept clean and sweet, but people everywhere were lustful
and evil and degraded, and needed to be watched;