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    The Lottery

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    distressing world of the camp and the bomb” (The Lottery 144). Shirley’s story is about a town of a few hundred residents who join every year to be a part of the lottery. It then hits two stages of the drawing and Tessie Hutchinson “wins”. Now that she won‚ she is stoned to death by her people. Even her own family allowed this to happen! This discourteous distress in this twist was horrifying that anyone could just kill someone because‚ they won the lottery. When people read Jackson’s story‚ the readers

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    Montana 1948

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    Montana 1948 Short answer Questions 1. What motivates Frank Hayden’s final ac is his pure selfness towards the issue. It’s not that Frank feels ashamed or guilt for his actions but in fact he wants to avoid a scandal that would shame the Hayden family because they are the law. Frank couldn’t also face the truth due to his selfishness and animal like actions. 2. Late in the novel‚ Gail Hayden changes her attitude and no longer wants her husband to continue the course of action that earlier

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    Although Shirley Jackson wrote many books‚ children’s stories and humorous pieces‚ she is most remembered for her story "The Lottery." In "The Lottery" Jackson portrays the average citizens of an average village taking part in an annual sacrifice of one of their own residents. When the story was published in the New Yorker magazine in 1948‚ reader response was tremendous. People were horrified by the story and wrote to express their disgust that a tale containing a pointless‚ arbitrary‚ violent sacrifice

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    Montana 1948

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    The novel Montana 1948‚ by Larry Watson tells the story of the struggles of a family torn between loyalty and justice. Ideas about racism and identity are explored in the novel through the use of perspective and the point of view. The point of view is the mental positioning from which a story is observed or narrated and in Montana‚ Watson has chosen to write in first person through the eyes of a 52 year old man telling the events which happened 40 years before. The complexity of the point of view

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    Montana 1948 Analytical Writing Assignment The way Frank has ruined David’s family bonds is symbolized by his destruction of the canning jars. When David learns that his Uncle Frank has abused Indian girls and has actually murdered one‚ all his good thoughts about his Uncle Frank shatter. How his Uncle Frank practiced sports with him‚ how he bought him nice things‚ how his Uncle Frank was perfect. “He’s smashing them…” (147). Doing one bad thing can change the whole world’s viewpoint on that

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    Lottery

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    English 101 The Lottery In life‚ we as people are hesitant about change. We often think “this is the way it has always been”‚ or “why change now” But‚ is this always a good attitude to have? The Lottery‚ written by Shirley Jackson in 1948‚ shows how reluctant townspeople are to reject outdated traditions and ideas even though they are considered evil and unnecessary by others. While gathering in the town square for the annual summer lottery‚ conversations began amongst the people about other

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    In the Morning

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    escape marriage to Paris. 3. Explain the Friar’s plan for Juliet. Scene 2 1. Capulet calls his own daughter- “peevish self willed harlotry”. This means what? 2. Capulet says: “I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning.”(Line 24) What day is Juliet to get married? What day had originally been chosen? 3. Explain Capulet’s state of mind in the following lines: “My heart is wondrous light‚ Since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed.” (Line 46-47)

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    Optimism is to Pessimism as Lazy is to Hard Work “Blackberries in June” by Ron Rash‚ is about a couple‚ Matt and Jamie‚ who have a very pessimistic family‚ especially when it comes to the young couples accomplishments in life. What makes Jamie and Matt different from the other family members? They have a lot of determination‚ motivation‚ discipline‚ and are willing to make sacrifices necessary to get where they want to be in life. Throughout the story‚ the author gives a variety of examples

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    The Lottery On a clear morningJune 27th‚ the townspeople‚ men‚ women‚ and children begin to assemble for the lottery which is to begin at ten in the morning. The opening paragraphs completely mask the underlying darkness of this short story. As the reader progresses throughout the story‚ these deeper elements of the story become evident. "The Lottery" successfully combines elements of horror‚ irony‚ hypocrisy‚ and tradition in a way that fulfills Carver’s criteria of a story that exemplifies

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    Rosezanne Cox Ms. Sarhan 15 November 2013 The Lottery (1948) After reading the Lottery‚ the greatest downfall of this society is clinging to old traditions‚ which makes it impossible for an entire community to progress. The village people are convinced to conduct the lottery in June in order to have a prosperous year. However‚ many nearby villages have eliminated the practice and numerous young adults have advocated for the brutal acts towards an innocent human being. Because the village

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