Examples Of Foreshadowing In The Lottery

In “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson uses foreshadowing to hint that the villagers aren’t very sure why the lottery still exists. For example, when talking the narrator talks about Mr. Summers new box, the narrator states, “Mr Summers began talking again about the new box, but every year the subject was allowed to fade off without anything being done” (Jackson). The narrator is blatantly saying how the lottery fades off every year, the fact is the villagers realize the tradition is fading and don’t understand why it’[‘s still a tradition. Also, the narrator states, “Because so much of the ritual had been forgotten or discarded” (Jackson).. “Therefore, this explains how the town's tradition is fading off.” The tradition is shown by the narrator