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    Plot over "The Lottery"

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    An Imperfect Society               Shirley Jackson wrote “The Lottery” in 1948 with a purpose in mind. Upon hearing the title‚ many readers think about a lottery in people want to win due to the fact that they could win millions of dollars. However‚ this is not the case in Jackson’s version where the lottery is one in which the winner is stoned to death. Jackson’s focus in this story is that society is flawed‚ imperfect‚ and sometimes stuck in the past. She declared that her purpose was “to shock

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson talks about the villagers of a small town who gather together in the square on June 27 for the town lottery. In other towns the lottery takes longer‚ but since there aren’t a lot of people in this village (300 people) the lottery takes only two hours. Mr. Summers runs the lottery in this town because he has a lot of time. He arrives in the square with the black box. This black box isn’t the original one because since the other one was lost they use this one. Mr. Summers

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    In “The Lottery‚” the author‚ Shirley Jackson‚ reveals that human society may follow traditions blindly‚ leading to the loss of meaningful relationships. The members of this community follow the tradition of the lottery without understanding the significance. The lottery is an annual tradition in which a random member of the community is selected and sacrificed to improve the results of the harvest. When Old Man Warner brings up the old saying‚ “Lottery in June‚ corn be heavy soon‚” he is enforcing

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    Humanity in “The Lottery” In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” there are many themes to pick up on‚ however the one that seems to be the most important is the theme of humanity. In this short story many things burst out at the reader but the theme of humanity is one that the reader must be looking for. The loss of humanity is apparent in the story because of the activities they are acting upon‚ their feelings of others‚ and the connation in which they speak. First and forth most‚ the lottery in which

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    Many of the seemingly innocuous details throughout “The Lottery” foreshadow the violent conclusion. In the second paragraph‚ children put stones in their pockets and make piles of stones in the town square‚ which seems like innocent play until the stones’ true purpose becomes clear at the end of the story. Tessie’s late arrival at the lottery instantly sets her apart from the crowd‚ and the observation Mr. Summers makes—“Thought we were going to have to get on without you”—is eerily prescient about

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    The Lottery Theme Analysis

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    dominant theme in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is the threats that come along with following traditions. The people of the village follow a tradition that has been going on for as long as they can remember because they rely on the fact that it will stop them from going back to their primitive ways. At first the tradition of partaking in the lottery does not seem so bad seeing as how it’s true nature is not revealed till the end. However‚ it is then revealed that the lottery is one unlucky villager

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    Symbolism in Obasan Throughout the novel Obasan‚ Joy Kogawa uses symbolism to communicate short but important messages to readers conveying the various themes of the novel. One main idea expressed through images and symbols includes the deterioration of conditions for the Japanese Canadians as they are stripped of their human qualities and ostracized because of their different appearances. Another major theme accommodates family structure‚ the significance of family in the novel and shows the

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    reading “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson. Jackson uses irony to suggest an underlying evil‚ hypocrisy‚ and weakness of human kind. Jackson shows many important lessons about human nature in this short story including barbaric traditions in a supposedly civilized village‚ the community’s hypocrisy‚ and how violence and cruelty take place. "The Lottery" tells the story of an annual tradition in a small village‚ where the people are close and tradition is paramount. The Lottery is a yearly event

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    Many people play the lottery each and every day in hopes of one day receiving a large sum of money without the hassle of working hard for many years. While this many seem like the easy way out‚ winning the lottery for some can also be hard work that doesn’t always pay off but when it does the possibilities are endless. Out of everything I could possibly do‚ winning the lottery would allow me to travel to many places not only around the united states but also across seas to different islands and

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    While the characters in the two short stories Destructors by Gramham Greene and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson had unexpected endings the characters varied in qualities‚ emotions‚ and motivation. Each story seems to reveal a surprising outcome and turn of events as their personalities unfolded. As the climax grew the outcome was not so predictable. In the Destructors the main characters were T (Trevor)‚ the house‚ and Mr. Thomas (Old Misery). Trevor was the new recruit and was described as being

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