In Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" she argues that traditions lead to the destruction of society through desensitizing people to the gratuitous infliction of pain to their fellow villagers. For example‚ the traditions the villagers continue to follow cause them to turn against each other despite having lived with each other for nearly their entire life‚ “Mrs. Graves said‚’ All of us took the same chance.’ ’There is Don and Eva‚’ Mrs. Hutchinson yelled. ’Make them take their chance!’" Since the lottery
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Richard Jordan Gatling was born in January 1818 in Winton North Carolina‚ and died at the age of 85 in 1903. Gatling’s career as an inventor began when he assisted his father in the construction of machines for sowing cottonseeds‚ and also for thinning cotton plants. He spent a lot of time in the fields with his father who helped him build some of his inventions. Richard Jordan Gatling was a medical doctor with numerous patents for his farm equipment inventions. To his credit he came up with
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In the story “Charles” by Shirley Jackson becomes the topic of discussion in Laurie’s house. Laurie’s’ parents are fascinated by the stories Laurier comes home with. Most all the stories are of how Charles misbehaves in class. At the end of the story‚ the reader learns that Laurie is actually Charles. The story includes multiple foreshadowing clues to hint that Laurie is Charles‚ including when Laurie had to stay after school‚ Laurie’s bad behavior at home‚ and when Laurie’s mother meets Charles’
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Richard Ligon was from England and moved to Barbados in 1647. There‚ he lived amongst slaves‚ servants‚ and planters for approximately ten years. He witnessed many forms of slavery and paid close attention to how the different slave groups were being treated‚ in comparison to one another. In his article‚ he compares the living conditions of the slaves to the servants. Ligon also discusses what their motives and methods of resistance to their master’s authority are. In his work‚ it is also evident
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THE LOTTERY People are like sheep and will obey other people’s laws or rules even if they are cruel and unjust. In Shirley Jackson’s fiction story‚ The Lottery‚ the story centers around a small town where they practice an unusual tradition every year known as “ The Lottery ”. The story mainly focuses around the Hutchinson family (which are the main protagonists of the story) and them being selected in The Lottery. The Lottery is held
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The short story‚ “Button‚ Button” by Richard Matheson proposes the theme of always doing what is right because actions have consequences. The story starts when Mr Steward shows up at Arthur and Norma’s door with a button unit. If they press the button‚ they will receive $50‚000‚ but someone will die that they do not know. ‘“Doesn’t [the button] intrigue you?’ ‘It offends me‚’ Arthur said. ‘I know‚ but’ —Norma rolled another curler in her hair— ‘doesn’t it intrigue you‚ too?’” (Matheson 106). This
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“The Lottery” is a dystopian short story written by Shirley Jackson and it was published in 1948. The setting takes place in a very seemingly typical country village. Despite the fact this village is very normal‚ the traditions of it make it very cruel. The people of the village are very blinded by their laws‚ illustrating that people not using their voice can allow a government to enforce corrupt laws on innocent people. Leading to none guilty people losing their lives and teaching children to carry
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In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson the use of word choice conveys how societal duty can lead us to act against our beliefs. “The Lottery is a story about a village that holds a lottery every year. The true purpose is not revealed until the end‚ and even then it is not very clear. In the beginning the author describes the lottery and how the whole town comes out for this event. As Jackson is describing the lottery she describes the box they use. The box is old‚ but no one is willing to replace it
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In 1948‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson demonstrates the effect of social groups‚ how that affects the conscious mind and decisions. There’s a small village of three hundred people‚ and every year there’s a “Lottery”. The lottery was a long standing tradition the people of the village did every year since its founding’s. It consists of a post master‚ sheriff‚ and opening words‚ the whole town gathers in the middle of the village for the drawing. The whole thing starts around early morning to finish
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Biography Richard Peck is a 78 years old American novelist. He was born April 10‚ 1934 in Decatur in the US-State Illinois. He attended elementary and high schools in Decatur. He writes stories for young adults and won several awards. Peck began to work as a high school teacher before he was transferred to a junior high school to teach English. After a while‚ he decided to cut his career short and write. However‚ these observations about junior high school students proved excellent material
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