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    Destructive Traditions Within "The Lottery" Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery"‚ raises many questions in the back of a reader’s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. "The Lottery" clearly expresses Jackson’s feelings concerning mankind’s evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals. As her theme‚ she shows how coldness and lack of compassion in people can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. Jackson presents the theme of the short story with the use of

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    “The Lottery” Rough Draft Brian J. Woodvine CM 107-027W1 English Composition 1 Professor Sue Klemm “WYSINWYG” The Father‚ The Son‚ and The Holy Ghost! Let me reiterate that for you! The Father‚ The Son‚ and The Holy Ghost! How many innocent people have been killed in one God’s name or another? The three legged stool sits behind; both a praise and a nemesis. The intention of this paper is to explain the difference between the two‚ and decide if the author was using symbolism to relate

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    for the traditional annual lottery. The officiator‚ Mr. Summers‚ begins the ominous unnecessary lottery that customarily selects an innocent villager to be stoned to death. Although the real purpose of the lottery is to commit murder‚ Mr Summers seems to be void of any moral compass as he sports a white shirt and blue jeans signifying his purity to the situation as if he is Pontius Pilate washing his hands at the trial of Jesus. Assuming the role as head of the lottery for many years‚ Mr. Summers

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    the real image surrounding life. In Shirley Jackson’s story‚ “The Lottery”‚ this small quant town holds a lottery every year‚ in which the winner or loser‚ in this case‚ are put to death by their own neighbors in a public stoning. The people advocate this tradition to show social structure within the town‚ but to grasp any comprehension for a true meaning‚ reading between the lines of the story is a must. This story‚ “The Lottery”‚ show the traditions of this town are taken way too far. Additionally

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    The short story‚ "The Lottery‚" by Shirley Jackson is one pf the most shocking stories I have ever read. It caused controversy when it was published in a New York newspaper and for good reason. The ending is very unsettling and I would even categorize it as a horror story. The picture the story paints prepares you for the exact opposite of what actually happens‚ making this a confusing‚ yet unforgettable story. It is hard to figure out what the message is in this story. Starting from the beginning

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    Hoping to Draw a Blank In modern times‚ the lottery is generally acknowledged as a set of fantastic prizes that people vie to win; however‚ in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery‚” the exact opposite is true. Jackson transforms this rather innocuous-sounding practice to a dark‚ perverse town ritual in a shocking twist that leaves the reader hungry for more details. Jackson conveys her message that tradition is not always best with her omission of details‚ use of foreshadowing and abrupt ending.

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    “The Lottery (1948)” by Shirley Jackson‚ is a short story about an annual lottery taking place in a small New England town. Every year the lottery is held and the winner of the lottery is then promptly stoned to death. This lottery has been a long held tradition in this small town and it is a tradition that everyone in the town must take part in. The man in charge of the lottery drawing‚ Mr. Summers‚ calls each male head of household forward to an ominous looking black box sitting atop a three legged

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    in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech‚ “Human rights are being violated on every continent.” If he had realised‚ two decades ago‚ that people were being treated so terribly‚ it is naïve to believe that things haven’t gotten worse. Also‚ in “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson‚ the “winner” is stoned to death by the whole town‚ including children and family. Evidently‚ this “lottery” had been going on for decades. The author had even written that “The people had

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    The Lottery Shirley Jackson was a short story writer and novelist; however‚ she was also a loner and an introvert. Shirley was born on December 14‚ 1916 in San Francisco‚ CA. Jackson and her family moved East when she was 17‚ were she attended Rochester University. After doing a year‚ she dropped out of school‚ stayed at home for a year and began practicing on her writing. Jackson entered Syracuse University in 1937‚ where she met her future husband. Stanley Edgar Hyman‚ who was at the time also

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