Motifs are an important element to develop themes in stories. The magic behind motifs is that depending on how the author uses it they can help develop different themes in different ways. As seen in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor‚ where three different authors use death that can be interpreted to develop different themes. In “The Cask of Amontillado” the theme revenge can be perceived with Montresor’s
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Is lottery a good idea? These days‚ a lot of people play lottery and spend a certain amount of money on it while few of them earn back what they spend. Someone says lottery is a kind of tax collected by the government on peoples’ luck and desire to be rich. In another aspect‚ lottery is also gambling‚ and it could make people to be a millionaire in a night if the person is lucky enough‚ however‚ it has a negative effect that it causes inequality‚ crimes and so on. So lottery is not a positive idea
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LOTTERY TO HELL Winning the lottery is the ultimate dream in everyone’s life. It is an easy game and requires very less amount of money to play‚ but the chances of winning are a one in a million. In everyone’s mind‚ spending their last dollar bill on a ticket and pick out random numbers may turn their life around in a positive and joyful way. In fact‚ winning the lottery could bring someone’s life more than just joy‚ it could turn their life into a living nightmares. Despite the risks
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Irony in ’The Lottery ’ Shirley Jackson wrote the story ’The Lottery. ’ A lottery is typically thought of as something good because it usually involves winning something such as money or prizes. In this lottery it is not what they win but it is what is lost. Point of views‚ situations‚ and the title are all ironic to the story ’The Lottery. ’ The point of view in ’The Lottery ’ is ironic to the outcome. Jackson used third person dramatic point of view when writing ’The Lottery. ’ The third
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Jimenez debates issue of lotteries that are used to bait people around us. Furthermore‚ from the interface of this problem‚ she describes what problems we face nowadays then how come we are going to overcome this bad situation. The author’s thesis is appeared strongly in the first paragraph and it explicitly reflects the effects of our society and government. “Thirty – nine states and Washington‚ D.C operates lotteries that the states probably will never get out of the lottery business.” (1). The
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In "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is subdued‚ where the children are "gathered around quietly."<br>The black box is the central theme or idea in the story. It
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Positive and negative effects of winning the lottery Winning the lottery is something everyone wants. Rarely do people realize that there are also bad effects to having such a large sum of money. A good amount of people that win the lottery are foolish with their money‚ quit their jobs‚ or just don’t know what to do with it. The others that win make smart decisions in either investing their fortune‚ donating it to a good cause‚ or just helping their family be finically stable. Majority of people
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Written by Shirley Jackson‚ the short story “The Lottery” focuses on a village with a tradition that provides fate by random chance. However‚ in this particular allegory Jackson uses the title to elude the readers mind from the ending to come. Throughout the entire story Jackson uses themes that greatly parallel with American society such as‚ family‚ fiscal and social class‚ and religion. For example‚ Jackson demonstrates family hierarchy comparable to American culture when she writes‚ “Soon the
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the lottery‚ but not its exact purpose. Do the townspeople know? Is this omission significant? Intentional? No‚ the townspeople do not know the lottery’s exact purpose. This omission is not significant because it seems there is no point in the lottery and why these people are operating such horrid acts. It is more intentional; the townspeople are playing it safe thinking they are keeping a tradition‚ yet no one seems brave enough to ask why? 3. Why is much of the history of the lottery and
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Inborn Evil and Weakness of Mankind Displayed in “The Lottery” “It may be that we are puppets-puppets controlled by the strings of society. But at least we are puppets with perception‚ with awareness‚ and perhaps our awareness is the first step to our liberation.” This insightful quote was once said by Psychologist Stanley Milgram who received his PhD in Psychology at the age of 28 (Blass 69). In the short story “The Lottery”‚ a fictional tale written by Shirley Jackson in 1948‚ a close community
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