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Linda Stewart is a young woman who is seeing Dave Harris. Miss Strangeworth overhears Linda telling Dave that he has a “dirty mind,” although Dave claims to not know what she is talking about. It is implied that the cause of this argument is one of Miss Strangeworth’s letters. After their conversation, Dave decides to deliver the letter Miss Strangeworth dropped and Linda asks, “Why do anyone a favour?”—an attitude suggesting that the town isn’t as perfect as it seems.
Linda Stewart Quotes in The Possibility of Evil
The The Possibility of Evil quotes below are all either spoken by Linda Stewart or refer to Linda Stewart. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Possibility of Evil Quotes
There was so much evil in people. Even in a charming little town like this one, there was still so much evil in people.
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Miss Strangeworth thinks this after overhearing a conversation between Linda Stewart and Dave Harris. Linda and Dave are having a conversation about how Linda’s father does not want Dave around anymore. Linda does not explicitly provide a reason, but claims it is “dirty.” Dave appears confounded and does not know what to make of the situation. Although Miss Strangeworth does not realize it, Dave’s exile from the Stewart home is likely due to one of her previous letters. As such, although Miss Strangeworth is thinking about Dave and Linda, Jackson is ironically using Miss Strangeworth’s thoughts to critique Miss Strangeworth Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum
“Catch old lady Strangeworth sending anybody a check,” Linda said. “Throw it in the post office. Why do anyone a favor?” She sniffed. “Doesn’t seem to me anybody around here cares about us,” she said. “Why should we care about them?”
“I’ll take it over, anyway,” the Harris boy said. “Maybe it’s good news for them. Maybe they need something happy tonight, too. Like us.”
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This quotation is a conversation that occurs between Dave Harris and Linda Stewart after they find Miss Strangeworth’s anonymous letter to Don Crane on the ground. Although it does not contain Miss Strangeworth’s name, Dave Harris sees her drop it, thereby ruining her anonymity. This section is significant because it is the one scene in the story where Miss Strangeworth is not present and other characters get a chance to say what they actually think about her. Immediately, Linda Harris balks at the idea that Miss Strangeworth would ever send anyone money, suggesting that she does not have positive feelings Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis
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Linda Stewart Character Timeline in The Possibility of Evil
The timeline below shows where the character Linda Stewart appears in The Possibility of Evil. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...she’s run into as of late. The day before, she saw a young girl named Linda crying for no discernable reason as she walked to school. Later, Linda is spotted at...
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...the post office to mail her letters. As she is doing so, Miss Strangeworth hears Linda Stewart, who is once again crying. Miss Strangeworth listens carefully to what is being said...
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...picks up the letter and decides to deliver it directly to its recipient, Don Crane. Linda is skeptical of Dave’s decision and asks him why he is bothering to do anyone...
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