The Lottery Suspense Analysis
When you think about a lottery you automatically think, "Oh will they win money or a gift?" Well, in the story "The lottery" by Shirley Jackson it was completely the opposite of winning something. The author provoked lots of suspense and tension but wasn't the suspense you get when you are excited it's a scary suspense that builds up the tension. And why you suppose? Well, in this story the "lottery" there wasn't any winning of money or a gift, this story was about a sacrifice the people of the village did to get good luck on their crops and harvest of the year. Yes, I know strange right? There are culture and traditions behind this sacrifice. Well, the next paragraphs will be about how the author made suspense as well with the pacing of events throughout the story.
I first want to talk about the pacing of the event throughout the story because I believe this is what makes the story have suspense. When the story first starts there is a calm feeling saying the morning is warm and beautiful. The author starts the pace of the story slowly."The people of the village began to gather in the square" (Paragraph 1) The people of the village are slowly gathering for the lottery to make the sacrifice, but since they …show more content…
When Tessie the one who got sacrifice was late to the event and she looked so certain and ready. When she was the one being sacrificed she then said: "It was fair!" When you have never gone through the experience you never know how fair or fair, it is until it's your turn to experience it and this is what the story taught me. The Lottery had extreme suspense and tension because first of all no one knows it's a sacrifice, but the author does give out clues and that's when suspense starts belting. I was shocked at the end of the story because thinking of a sacrifice is the last thing you think about when the story is called "The Lottery" by Shirley
I first want to talk about the pacing of the event throughout the story because I believe this is what makes the story have suspense. When the story first starts there is a calm feeling saying the morning is warm and beautiful. The author starts the pace of the story slowly."The people of the village began to gather in the square" (Paragraph 1) The people of the village are slowly gathering for the lottery to make the sacrifice, but since they …show more content…
When Tessie the one who got sacrifice was late to the event and she looked so certain and ready. When she was the one being sacrificed she then said: "It was fair!" When you have never gone through the experience you never know how fair or fair, it is until it's your turn to experience it and this is what the story taught me. The Lottery had extreme suspense and tension because first of all no one knows it's a sacrifice, but the author does give out clues and that's when suspense starts belting. I was shocked at the end of the story because thinking of a sacrifice is the last thing you think about when the story is called "The Lottery" by Shirley