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    "The Possibility of Evil"‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is a twisted story. It starts off with Ms.Strangeworth‚ the main character‚ having pride in her family and roses. She goes to the grocery store and has friendly conversations with the town’s people‚ but goes back home to write anonymous‚ cruel letters to the same people she talked to. She later on gets caught and everyone knows all the letters were from her. By writing the letters‚ she thought she was stopping the evil in her town‚ but‚ the ironic part

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    Lottery - Tradition Tradition is endemic to small towns‚ a way to link families and generations. Jackson‚ however‚ pokes holes in the reverence that people have for tradition. She writes that the villagers don’t really know much about the lottery’s origin but try to preserve the tradition nevertheless. The villagers’ blind acceptance of the lottery has allowed ritual murder to become part of their town fabric. As they have demonstrated‚ they feel powerless to change—or even try to change—anything

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    thematically alike those are: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson in 1948; The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin in 1975; and Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in 1961. I have chosen these three stories because someone pays the cost in each of these stories and the results in each of them are the same. The elements of plot‚ characterizations‚ settings and symbols of each of these stories are alike. The story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is about village who stones a villager‚ old

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    Tone‚ Style‚ and Symbols in “The Lottery” and “The Rocking Horse Winner Diana Greene Liberty University Thesis Statement and Outline Thesis Statement: “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence are both short stories in which the authors use symbolism to convey the theme of each story. However‚ these short story’s themes are contrasting‚ with one of the story’s theme being a quest for love and the other theme is the lack of love. I. To convey

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    Even the bombing of the Boston marathon falls under these tragedies. There is no doubt that humans have a dark part of them‚ but the question is why. It could be a mental instability. It could be a desire for revenge. In “The Lottery‚” Shirley Jackson suggests that‚ at least on some level‚ it could be tradition. “The Lottery” is set on the day of June 27th. While an exact location or time period is not ever mentioned‚ it suggests to be in much earlier years‚ perhaps the 1910’s or 1920’s

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    Roles of the Sexes With both stories being relatively short‚ it is easier to compare them to some extent. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “Finishing Schools” by Maya Angelou‚ both share similar themes amongst them. In the short story “The Lottery”‚ there were many themes but one of the ideas that caught my attention was the topic of sexism. The same issue could be identified in the story “Finishing School” The two characters in both stories were dealing with some sort of sexist problem. In

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    “Difference of Normality” Word Count: 679 Everyone has different opinions about what normal is. In some cultures‚ killing a human being is normal while in other tradition it is taught not to harm any animal. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson shows that the tradition of killing someone for the crops is normal but to many people these traditions are very abnormal. This is because they are willing to kill another person for their own needs. What is normal to them is very abnormal to us. Adults accept

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    Slips of Fate In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the author uses irony to expand on a theme of traditions that continue although they are ludicrous and barbaric. “Like a lamb to slaughter” comes to mind for both the characters in this story and the reader. The characters are honoring a tradition that is handed down to them from former generations. The reader is led through the seemingly normal and quaint little village‚ and is taken on a ride of ironic

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    Dangerous Traditions “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is an interesting story about how people can be affected by traditions. It also shows somewhat of a dark symbolism behind these traditions and how some people will let such things control their lives and the lives of others. After reading the story‚ my first reaction was “wow!” I did not expect that the winner would be rewarded with death. The ending of the story was very surprising‚ because when you think of the word “lottery"‚ you

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    Elena Olmedo Professor Schuur Eng. 49 – 81597w 2/20/15 Compare Contrast: “The Lottery” & “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” The striking similarities between‚ “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursela K. Le Guin‚ and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ by far outweigh the differences in the stories; both derive from their presentation of lovely towns with shocking examples of brutal sacrifice. Gradually‚ they illustrate societies that rely on a scapegoat to determine their happiness and prosperity

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