1. Were you surprised by the ending of the story? If not‚ at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson foreshadow the ending? Conversely‚ how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town? 1. I. Was not really surprised by the ending to this story. I never really knew what was going to happen but I had a feeling that something bad was about to when Jackson wrote about the stones being gathered in huge piles. I also feel he
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could have taken place in any other reservation. In addition to various locations on the reservation‚ the story’s setting includes an airplane‚ a trailer in Phoenix‚ and a road through Nevada. What does each of these settings contribute to the story’s plot? -The various locations help the reader visualize what is going on perfectly. Through each of these places‚ things happen that make the story whole. It gets all of the story to come together. Is the scene on the plane necessary? Intrusive? Distracting
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“The Lottery” Rough Draft Brian J. Woodvine CM 107-027W1 English Composition 1 Professor Sue Klemm “WYSINWYG” The Father‚ The Son‚ and The Holy Ghost! Let me reiterate that for you! The Father‚ The Son‚ and The Holy Ghost! How many innocent people have been killed in one God’s name or another? The three legged stool sits behind; both a praise and a nemesis. The intention of this paper is to explain the difference between the two‚ and decide if the author was using symbolism to relate
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THE PLOT DIAGRAM The plot diagram: most people learn about it somewhere in elementary school‚ and indeed‚ it is the most elementary of tools a writer and reader can use in summarizing and outlining a story. It is so basic and flexible that pretty much every story written in existence can be outlined via the plot diagram. And yet‚ there are stories that‚ when outlined‚ twist the plot diagram into interesting shapes‚ which leads me to suspect that there is a missing step in the plot diagram: the elusive
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Essay The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 has come to be known as Britain’s greatest conspiracy. If it had succeeded‚ many say it would’ve been one of the greatest terrorist plots ever. However‚ the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of terrorism is “the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims”. While many may argue that this is what the gunpowder plot was‚ it was actually an attempted coup‚ not a campaign of terror and violence. The plot was led by Robert Catesby
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The Babington Plot Anthony Babington was a young Catholic noble who joined a plot to depose the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne. Sir Francis Walsingham‚ the head of Elizabeth’s secret service‚ captured a Catholic plotter named Gilbert Gifford and ‘convinced’ him to act as a double agent. Gifford would act as an intermediary - smuggling letters to Mary who was imprisoned in Chartley Hall. All the letters were given to Walsingham. The letters were written
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A plot twist is a change in the expected direction or outcome of the plot of a film‚ television series‚ video game‚ novel‚ comic or other fictional work. It is a common practice in narration used to keep the interest of an audience‚ usually surprising them with a revelation. Some "twists" are foreshadowed and can thus be predicted by many viewers/readers‚ whereas others are a complete shock. When a plot twist happens near the end of a story‚ especially if it changes one’s view of the preceding events
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David Budnick Mrs. Sarnoski English 12 Honors 14 December 2012 “The Lottery” Through the Eyes of a Marxist/Feminist Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is about a town in which a little black box controls whether or not a person may live or be killed. The lack of dominant female characters illustrates the assumption that women are often seen as inferior to men. Interesting developments of the plot and theme make it obvious to the reader how women are portrayed in the story. This short story shows
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could be a winning lottery ticket‚ but resists checking the numbers while they daydream about what they might do with the money. It examines how‚ at first‚ their reaction to the possibility of wealth is joyful; but rather than share their dreams and communicate their wishes‚ it looks at how Ivan Dmitritch and his wife‚ Masha‚ recede into their own worlds. It attempts to show how money definitely does not buy love and how‚ in fact‚ it has the potential to destroy it. Plot: Ivan Dmitritch‚
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The Lottery Have you ever imagined being killed for winning a lottery? In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the author does an outstanding job describing the main character‚ the plot‚ and the theme. The character Tessie Hutchinson in this story makes the reader feel as if he or she is a part of the plot. Additionally‚ the plot of this story is very surprising and unexpected. Jackson does a really great job writing the story‚ and in the end it is very easy to think about a theme. Certainly‚ “The
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