Outline/Essay thesis
Outline
I. Setting
A) “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson: The setting of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” takes place June 27th on a warm, sunny day in a small town, between ten in the morning and noon, specifically in the village square between the post office and the bank.
B) “The Destructors” by Graham Greene: The setting of Graham Greene’s “The Destructors” takes place in a post-war period in a London town, more specifically in a lot of an old man, Old Misery’s, home.
II. Irony
A) “The Lottery”: In this short story, the town’s inhabitants are gathered in the town square for the lottery drawing. The word “Lottery” may have the reader thinking that there is to be some type of prize to be collected for one person out of the many townspeople. Yet, the lottery depicted in this short story is more horrifying. Each person is required to pick a slip of paper from an old black box, and if a person receives a slip of paper that has a bold black dot on it, they are closed in on and stoned to death.
B) “The Destructors”: In this short story, one area involving irony may be between the characters Blackie and Trevor. Blackie is the original leader of the boys’ small gang. He controls what is done and how it is executed. Trevor rarely speaks, only voting yes or no to the gang’s plans, up until he mentions the plan to destroy Old Misery’s home. Also, Trevor is the son of an architect. Old Misery’s house was built by a famous architect, so it is ironic that he’d want to destroy the home.
III. Symbols
A) “The Lottery”: One symbol found in this short story is the black box from which the slips of paper are pulled. The box itself is black, possibly representing the oncoming death of the one who pulls the slip of paper with the black dot on it. The box was said to be worn down, meaning it had been used for many years now; A tradition that the people in the town were not willing to break.
B) “The Destructors”: Old Misery’s home is settled in a poverty and post-war
I. Setting
A) “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson: The setting of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” takes place June 27th on a warm, sunny day in a small town, between ten in the morning and noon, specifically in the village square between the post office and the bank.
B) “The Destructors” by Graham Greene: The setting of Graham Greene’s “The Destructors” takes place in a post-war period in a London town, more specifically in a lot of an old man, Old Misery’s, home.
II. Irony
A) “The Lottery”: In this short story, the town’s inhabitants are gathered in the town square for the lottery drawing. The word “Lottery” may have the reader thinking that there is to be some type of prize to be collected for one person out of the many townspeople. Yet, the lottery depicted in this short story is more horrifying. Each person is required to pick a slip of paper from an old black box, and if a person receives a slip of paper that has a bold black dot on it, they are closed in on and stoned to death.
B) “The Destructors”: In this short story, one area involving irony may be between the characters Blackie and Trevor. Blackie is the original leader of the boys’ small gang. He controls what is done and how it is executed. Trevor rarely speaks, only voting yes or no to the gang’s plans, up until he mentions the plan to destroy Old Misery’s home. Also, Trevor is the son of an architect. Old Misery’s house was built by a famous architect, so it is ironic that he’d want to destroy the home.
III. Symbols
A) “The Lottery”: One symbol found in this short story is the black box from which the slips of paper are pulled. The box itself is black, possibly representing the oncoming death of the one who pulls the slip of paper with the black dot on it. The box was said to be worn down, meaning it had been used for many years now; A tradition that the people in the town were not willing to break.
B) “The Destructors”: Old Misery’s home is settled in a poverty and post-war