Sometimes a person's perspective can be like the dark side of a moon, it exists but is never exposed. Beneath the surface of the story and the city lies an evil that one would not expect. Irony is the use of language that actually means the opposite. In the short story The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson, the author uses irony throughout, in the way the main character is portrayed. The main character, Miss Strangeworth, believes she is the guardian of her town, but in fact she is the source of evil. At first, Miss Strangeworth is described as an extremely social person. To begin, Miss Strangeworth shows her social characteristics when the author indicates her connections to the other citizens of her town. The author says: “She knew everyone in town, of course; she liked to tell strangers – tourists… that she had never spent more than a day outside of this town in her entire life” (Jackson, 1). Here, the fact that Miss Strangeworth knows everyone and communicates regularly with her fellow townspeople, and even with strangers she has never met before, proves that she is very sociable. She is very proud of never having left this town for a long time, showing her attachment to the town and her neighbors, ultimately demonstrating her social skills. The second example of Miss Strangeworth demonstrating her socialization skills occurs when the narrator describes her. interactions with tourists. When talking to them, Miss Strangeworth “sometimes found herself thinking that the town belonged to her” (1). Here, Miss Strangeworth shows her strong attachment to her town. Obviously, she loves this town and the people who reside there, and considers the town her home and the...... middle of paper...... intrusive actions are extremely hurtful and disturbing. Therefore, it is evident that Miss Strangeworth proves to be a troubling individual by the end of the story. In conclusion, in The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson, the main character Miss Strangeworth is a very strange character, she is presented as a sympathetic character who wants the best for her town, but she is also presented as a character who is at origin of the city's problems. In conclusion, in “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson, the main character, Miss Strangeworth, takes actions that she thinks are helpful, but are actually very troublesome. It is ironic that Miss Strangeworth is first introduced as the protagonist of this story, but is then exposed as the antagonist at the end. You can only hear an opinion, not a fact, so you have to choose wisely what you believe..