<P> Miss Adela Strangeworth lives on Pleasant Street in her ancestral home . She is described prominently as a harmless old lady in the beginning of the story . Through conversations with the people in her town , it is evident that Miss Strangeworth often believes that she owns the town , and has great interest in the townspeople . She also takes great pride in the orderliness of her house , as well as her family roses . However , Miss Strangeworth is not such a quiet figure in her town ; she often writes anonymous letters to her neighbors , which are rarely based on fact and more on what gossip she has heard during her walks down the streets . When she is mailing some of them , one is dropped on the ground and one of her neighbors ( whom she had once made a subject of her uncouth letters ) notices , and , feeling kind , delivers it to the intended recipient ( unaware the letter is meant to be anonymous ) . The next morning , Miss Strangeworth receives a similarly written letter , informing her that her roses , a source of her familial pride , have been destroyed . The story examines many themes , such as a person being two - faced , as well as how a single person can make a mark on a community . </P>
<P> Miss Adela Strangeworth lives on Pleasant Street in her ancestral home . She is described prominently as a harmless old lady in the beginning of the story . Through conversations with the people in her town , it is evident that Miss Strangeworth often believes that she owns the town , and has great interest in the townspeople . She also takes great pride in the orderliness of her house , as well as her family roses . However , Miss Strangeworth is not such a quiet figure in her town ; she often writes anonymous letters to her neighbors , which are rarely based on fact and more on what gossip she has heard during her walks down the streets . When she is mailing some of them , one is dropped on the ground and one of her neighbors ( whom she had once made a subject of her uncouth letters ) notices , and , feeling kind , delivers it to the intended recipient ( unaware the letter is meant to be anonymous ) . The next morning , Miss Strangeworth receives a similarly written letter , informing her that her roses , a source of her familial pride , have been destroyed . The story examines many themes , such as a person being two - faced , as well as how a single person can make a mark on a community . </P>
when does the possibility of evil take place
when does the possibility of evil take place
Pleasant Street
Pleasant Street