How to appear as something that does not hide one's true identity and satisfy the individual's compelling motivations. The theme identified in Shirley Jackson's "The Possibility of Evil" and Leeon Rooke's "A Bolt of White Cloth" is that appearance can be used to deceive one's true self and morals for an intriguing reason. In both stories examined, both main characters use their outward appearance to deceive their true morals, deceive the people around them and finally their actions show their true intentions which distinguish their compelling motivations seen through a sense Of