Analysis of 'Bad Street'

This essay provides a literary analysis of William March's novel, 'Bad Street.' It focuses on the character of Rhoda, an eight-year-old girl who appears outwardly perfect but secretly operates by her own rules, ultimately committing murder. The essay explores the novel's theme of moral ambiguity, highlighting how seemingly 'good' characters can be deceptive and how those perceived as 'bad' can unexpectedly capture attention. The conclusion connects the novel's narrative to the idea that appearances can be deceiving, challenging preconceived notions of good and evil. The essay uses references to support its analysis and interpretation of the novel's themes and characters.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
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Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................4

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Introduction
In this present paper, we will discuss the novel that is the Bad Street. It is the novel which was
published in 1954 by the American writer that is William March. In this we have discuss the
theme of the story. The story is also about the mother realization and the feeling when she gets to
know that her daughter has committed the murder.
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There was the eight – years old little girl who was very charming, soft spoken and she was one of
the intelligent and the outstanding girl in her school. She is intelligent ahead of her age. So
somewhere she is the girl which every parent wants. She is one of the obedient, well groomed,
and grounded and she was the girl who completes her work on time. The Rhoda was the only
girl, and she was the daughter of one of the military officer. The military officer left her mother
and her eight years old daughter for the purpose of doing the business. The mother and the
daughter were totally alone in their apartments. There was one boy that studies with the girl
named the Claude, and his death was considered to be accidental. But one of the friends notices
that she is behaving very strangely on his death news. After from the past experience, we get to
know that this child was that who lives by her own rules. She also had killed her pet for the
necklace. She was also expelled from the school because she was lying to her teachers. In a
nutshell, we can say that she is one of the self-sufficient girls. She was also responsible for the
for the death of the boy. She committed the murder of that boy. (Donatelli, et al..2016)

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Conclusion
In the end, we can relate it to the question, and the question says that who appear good are often
perceived as weak or ineffective while those who are portrayed as dangerous or even evil attract
our attention and, at times, even admiration. This is very rightly said, and we can say that the
story is the clear evidence of this quote which has been stated above. Rhoda was the dream of
every parent, and no one has thought that she comes out to be the girl who lives only own her
rules. She is one of the self-sufficient girls. So the above-mentioned line or the quote has the
deep meaning as well as has the intense meaning too. (Ermert, D., & Blom et al..2016)

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References
Ermert, D., & Blom, A. M. (2016). C4b-binding protein: the good, the bad and the deadly. Novel
functions of an old friend. Immunology letters, 169, 82-92.
Donadelli, M., Kizys, R., & Riedel, M. (2016). Dangerous infectious diseases: Bad news for
Main Street, good news for Wall Street?. Journal of Financial Markets.