winner of the lottery reaps the benefit of his/her luck and wins the prize of whatever being drawn. The lottery within the story‚ however‚ is of a different intention‚ whereby the winner of the lottery receives the prize of death. The story’s main character and lottery winner‚ Mrs. Hutchinson‚ is brutally stoned to death by the rest of the village as a result of an annual tradition for the well being of a bountiful harvest. The irony that resides within the lottery remains evident for the reason that
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I am writing my essay on “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. There are several themes that run through this classic short story. One would be the long standing traditions. The mysterious lottery is one example. Villagers continue the lottery year after year because‚ as one of the villagers would say‚ “We have always had a lottery as far back as I can remember. I see no reason to end it.” The black box that contains each citizen’s name is another example. Another theme would be that of man’s cruelty
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All people have the desire to express themselves‚ however‚ it can be difficult using words alone. In the search for an outlet to express oneself through actions‚ people find ways to do so through art‚ singing‚ sports‚ and any way imaginable. For certain people‚ it even means straying away from the norms of that activity to express themselves in their own unique way. For those some‚ it can be the combination of both chance and choice in their work that make them unique. A chance can be defined as
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There are a myriad of different possibilities for the theme of “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ but to me the story represents the concept of blame. As humans‚ we sometimes feel a need to target someone as the root of our problems‚ even if we know that they were in no way involved. This makes us feel better because we are able to take out our anger or stress on someone else. In some cases this person may be picked at random‚ such as Tessie was in the story. This can at times be unfair to the target
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forgotten‚ and just done for the sake of doing it. At first‚ The lottery was actually for religious purposes‚ and many events followed and preceded it. Then it turned into a hollow tradition nobody really cared about. “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ turns to a less observed topic‚ and gives us a very good example of what many of us do today. When the lottery started‚ it was a tradition to make corn growth heavier. Old Warner confirms this when he talks about how there USED to be a saying “Lottery
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Jackson’s “The Lottery” is a story of a town whose citizens are required to participate in an annual “lottery”. We soon find out‚ however‚ that unlike most lotteries‚ this is not a lottery that one hopes to win. With her ingenious use of setting‚ characters‚ themes‚ she creates a suspenseful and exciting tale that left me in awe when I finally put it down. The setting of Jackson’s story is a very deceptive one‚ and makes us‚ as readers‚ wonder where and when this story takes place. She does not
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The Count of Monte Cristo the main character‚ Edmond Dantes‚ takes on various identities. Some people have even argued that his continuing metamorphosis verge on Multiple Personality Disorder. Those people are wrong. Though he does exhibit similar symptoms‚ Dantes is fully conscious of the new identities he takes on. In fact‚ he does changes intentionally. His purpose in taking on new identities is to seek vengeance on his enemies while maintaining the innocence of Edmond Dantes. Edmond Dantes a
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Ever heard of Percy Jackson? You know‚ Greek mythology mixed with our modern culture? Children of the gods; the demigods? No? Well‚ you sure are missing out on a lot. But it’s fine. I’ll try to fill you in as much as I can about the series. Percy Jackson is the main character of the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" book series written by Rick Riordan. I will be discussing why I chose Percy as my epic hero. My reasons? He has saved the world not once‚ but twice. He has gone on many quests/ journeys
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