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    Shirley Jackson was born on December 14th‚ 1916 in San Francisco‚ California. She grew up in Burlingame‚ California”. “At a young age living in California she wanted to pursue her career in writing poetry and short stories”. In Shirley’s teenage years she moved to the east coast where she attended university of Rochester.The following year Shirley attended Syracuse University where her writing became serious and finally wrote her first book. She then married a man named Stanley Hyman. Stanley was

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a story which she has set up so masterfully to shock and surprise the reader with its tragic and sudden end. Because of the vast amount of details that she uses in the story at the beginning and during the lottery‚ this set the scene for the shocking and violent conclusion. At the beginning of the story‚ in the first paragraph‚ the author gives the reader specific detail about where and when the lottery is being held. She tells us the time and date‚ which is the

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    Character: Belle Starr Main Idea Essay Hook: Marry me or I will shoot your brains out! Introduction and Background info (birthplace‚ birthdate‚ any relevant childhood info‚ relevant relationship info‚ etc.): Hello‚ my name is Myra Maybelle Shirley. Born on February 5‚ 1848 Carthage‚ Missouri. I had 2 brothers‚ John Allison or Bud as we called him was 6 years older than myself and Edwin 1 year younger then me. That means I was the middle child. When I was little everyone loved me and didn’t care

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    “The Lottery (1948)” by Shirley Jackson‚ is a short story about an annual lottery taking place in a small New England town. Every year the lottery is held and the winner of the lottery is then promptly stoned to death. This lottery has been a long held tradition in this small town and it is a tradition that everyone in the town must take part in. The man in charge of the lottery drawing‚ Mr. Summers‚ calls each male head of household forward to an ominous looking black box sitting atop a three legged

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    will participate in “the lottery.” Each member of that family will draw a piece of paper hoping is doesn’t contain a black dot. Whoever gets that specific piece of paper will be stoned to death by the whole town. This intense story comes to life in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery‚” written in 1948. This

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    “Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box‚ they still remembered to use stones.” (142) Rituals have been a part of human society since the first families huddled together. The intention of repeating the activity is to remind the group of members that something is important and vital to the fabric of their lives. This one sentence really exemplifies how society fails to learn and understand why they repeat a pattern of behavior. In the story‚ one generation

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    There are a myriad of different possibilities for the theme of “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ but to me the story represents the concept of blame. As humans‚ we sometimes feel a need to target someone as the root of our problems‚ even if we know that they were in no way involved. This makes us feel better because we are able to take out our anger or stress on someone else. In some cases this person may be picked at random‚ such as Tessie was in the story. This can at times be unfair to the target

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    it was forgotten‚ and just done for the sake of doing it. At first‚ The lottery was actually for religious purposes‚ and many events followed and preceded it. Then it turned into a hollow tradition nobody really cared about. “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ turns to a less observed topic‚ and gives us a very good example of what many of us do today. When the lottery started‚ it was a tradition to make corn growth heavier. Old Warner confirms this when he talks about how there USED to be a saying

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    What does the word ‘cardboard’ denote in the poem? Why has this word been used? In the poem‚ the word ‘cardboard’ stands for the frame that supports and borders the photograph. The photograph shows the poet’s mother as a twelve-year-old girl with two of her cousins‚ Betty and Dolly. The word ‘cardboard’ has been used to depict that the photograph is many years old. The use of cardboard as a photo frame was common in old times. What has the camera captured? The camera has captured a happy moment

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    In the novel‚ “Shirley‚” written by Charlotte Bronte‚ the author describes the milestone of turning eighteen. She describes the time before‚ during‚ and after turning eighteen‚ and the joys and evils that come with each point in time. She does this by using diction and comparisons throughout the excerpt to depict the changing of time and the change in age that is occurring. First‚ Bronte uses word choice to show a passing of time and to make clear the difference of life from when you are young

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