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    The Lottery The central idea is the author’s implied comment on the subject of the story. In The Lottery‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ the central idea being told in the story is the danger of blindly following tradition because of traditions mark on society. Tradition plays a huge role in our society; it provides reason for certain actions amongst a community without really ever having a reason to do something outrageous to begin with. Jackson points out our human flaws by creating a story which seems

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    precisely the moral dilemma posed by author Shirley Jackson in her famous short story‚ “The Lottery.” In the story‚ a village is required to cull one of its members. In a yearly tradition‚ everyone gathers to select one person by way of random lottery‚ and then they stone them to death. As barbaric as the sacrifice is‚ everyone seems to go through the ritual with an air of resolved finality. “The Lottery” examines the idea of what is required of a person in society‚ what that society considers to

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    A tradition can be the best thing ever or a horrible thing. People all over the world have tradition‚ even you. Nevertheless‚ in the Lottery‚ the village has a tradition that they do every year. Their tradition is killing one person per year. The village thinks that by killing one person would give them more corn to survive. The gathering starts on June 26th and finishes on the 27th.The village gathers by the square.The square is between the post office and the bank. When everyone is there‚ the

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    23075483 MLA Format Debernardi 2 Romain DEBERNARDI Doctor Yaw ENGL 102 10 September 2011 In this paper‚ we are going to carry out a reflexion about the characters in two stories : “The Destructors‚“ by Graham Greene and “The Lottery‚“ by Shirley Jackson. We are going to identify the main characters and point out their qualities‚ emotions‚ attitudes‚ and behaviors. In this way‚ we will compare the two stories based upon their characters. Leading or Following the Group Paper

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    Trapped in Traditions In the short story‚ The Lottery by shirley Jackson‚ blind tration and resistance to change are explored through the story. Presented to anyone who might find themselves in the similar situation that the main character of The Lottery‚ Tessie Hutchinson found herself in. The invisible pressure that is enforced by society to act a certain way‚ and follow certain traditions is one of the main themes of this story. More importantly though‚ this story also encourages individuals

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    Response #2 “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “Eveline” by James Joyce were the pieces that appealed to me the most. This could be because they were the first two stories that I read and by the time I got to the poems my attention span was dwindling away or because both stories have similar writing approaches. I can’t figure that out. I found “The Lottery” to be very eerie and disturbing. After I read it‚ I pictured M. Night Shyamalan making a creepy‚ dramatic film based on it. I think it’d

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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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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson In “The Hunger Games‚” the district really never has a say so on that is selected‚ but yet everyone gathers to watch. Similarly in “The Lottery” villagers gather to select a ticket to find one villager to be stoned to death. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the events of the narrative seem to suggest that traditions are a normal part of society. However a close look at the use of irony and foreshadowing demonstrate the lack of normalcy in the community. The tension

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    Shirley Jackson takes great care in creating a setting for the story‚ The Lottery. She gives the reader a sense of comfort and stability from the very beginning. It begins‚ “clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” The setting throughout The Lottery creates a sense of peacefulness and tranquility‚ while portraying a typical town on a normal summer day. With the very first words‚ Jackson begins to establish

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