The Lottery Narrator

The narrator of "The Lottery" is not really only focused on the story. Rather than telling the reader about the character’s thoughts and feelings, Jackson simply shows the course of the lottery unfolding throughout the day. This represents the shocking nature of the ending, as our only explanation of the lottery's true purpose come from the villagers' nervous behavior, rather than from our observation into their thoughts. if the story had been told from one of the villagers' point of view it might have been a far less informative, but showing the real fear that was flowing between