Comp. II The Lottery In the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson the reader finds a small town that has an annual lottery in which everyone is a part of. Men‚ women‚ and children of all ages are to participate in this gathering. In this short story the context is significantly similar to that of the video and give the reader a good and clear picture of what truly goes on. The lottery takes place in a small farm town with about 300 residents who are eager to attend the lottery and see who
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“The Lottery” would pose as a lens into human society. Analyzing the short story would allow the martians to make inferences about the human person‚ human community life‚ and human traditions. When reading this story‚ the martians will have an insight on the human person such as the spectra of human emotion and their attire. The Lottery addresses different parts of the human emotion including happiness‚ humor‚ loyalty‚ disloyalty‚ nervousness‚ and fear. The beginning of the story starts off in
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tradition followed so closely? Many are for religious or family reasons‚ but how many traditions are followed blindly? What deems a tradition‚ or anything the crowd does‚ as morally acceptable? The themes of each story‚ Young Goodman Brown and The Lottery‚ deal with flaws in following the crowd. Young Goodman Brown is a young man who fits his name. He is innocent and believes the community is as harmless as they appear. However his innocence has blinded him to the reality of the dark world. Brown’s
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The title of the story "The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson is ironic. By only reading the title of this story the reader would assume that someone is going to win something good. But‚ the opposite of that is actually the true part‚ because the author‚ Shirley Jackson Makes it seems like it is just another one of those regular days in the village. But it is not. One way that Shirley Jackson proves that some of her story is written with irony is what kind of traditions they have. They make traditions
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The Lottery A healthy harvest has always been important to civilizations. Once field preparation is done‚ the farmer can only wait and hope that the correct balance of rain and sun will ensure a good harvest. Many ancient cultures believed that growing crops represented the life cycle; hence they believed ritual sacrifice was needed to guarantee a good crop. In this short story "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses this archetype to showcase man ’s inherent need for such ritual. The story is set
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The Lottery The specific details Jackson describes in the beginning of “The Lottery” set us up for the shocking conclusion. In the first paragraph‚ Jackson provides specific details about the day on which the lottery takes place. She tells us the date (June 27)‚ time (about 10 A.M.)‚ and temperature (warm). She describes the scene exactly: there are flowers and green grass‚ and the town square‚ where everyone gathers‚ is between the bank and post office. She provides specifics about the town
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What I feel after reading the Lottery Shirley Jackson’s lottery is really an interesting and unique story indeed and it is unlike any other boring literary stuff I read. In fact‚ I think it is the best story I have ever read so far. It not only has a strong and clear story setting but also has an intrigued plot. All of the characters and objects in the story have their distinctive meanings and characteristics. For example‚ Mr. Summer plays the role as the innovator because he suggested replacing
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Kristen English II CP D MOD 9/12/13 “The Lottery” and Its Traditions In the short story “The Lottery” (1948) Shirley Jackson has a way of telling the story how it is. When you read the title‚ your mind sets on a positive thought. Funny‚ how your thoughts can affect how things really turn out to be. “The morning of June 27th” is a very important part‚ as it sets the mood for the story. Each year the small town has a gathering in a square with a heap of festivities and fun stuff going on
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distressing world of the camp and the bomb” (The Lottery 144). Shirley’s story is about a town of a few hundred residents who join every year to be a part of the lottery. It then hits two stages of the drawing and Tessie Hutchinson “wins”. Now that she won‚ she is stoned to death by her people. Even her own family allowed this to happen! This discourteous distress in this twist was horrifying that anyone could just kill someone because‚ they won the lottery. When people read Jackson’s story‚ the readers
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Shirley Jackson’s‚ The Lottery‚ has raised questions in the back of every reader’s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. A reflection of ourselves is what we see when looking through the pond of Jackson’s mind. The Lottery clearly expressed Jackson’s feelings concerning traditional rituals through her story‚ opened the eyes of its readers to properly classify and question some of today’s traditions as cruel‚ and allowed room to foretell the outcome
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