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    ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson is a short story that uses plot. characterisation and suspense to develop several themes. In doing so Jackson deepens our understanding of people and the nature of society. The story begins in a growing village which holds an annual lottery‚ but instead of being rewarded the person who receives the marked paper gets stoned to death.

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    from ourselves.” Stated by Barbara Jordan. In the texts‚ “What‚ of This Goldfish Would You Wish for?” short story by Etgar Keret‚ “American Flag States for Tolerance” a newspaper editorial by Ronald J. Allen‚ and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson also a short story‚ by Shirley Jackson. The texts can relate or contradict the quote about the idea of acceptance. It also discusses and identifies the differences‚ or similarities‚ in the people that are explored in

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    Imagine winning the lottery but instead of some kind of monetary reward‚ winning causes you to lose your life! Well in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” that is exactly what happens to the characters‚ at first everything appears like just another normal mundane village but gradually things take a much darker turn as the lottery persist until the unlucky fellow wins. After being announced victorious the victors family (including the victor himself) have a much smaller lottery and whoever wins that is

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    Shirley Jackson was born on December 14‚ 1916 in San Francisco‚ California. She was the daughter of Leslie Hardie (President of Stecher-Traung Lithograph‚Inc.) and Geraldine Bugbee Jackson. Miss Jackson attended the University of Rochester from 1934 to 1936. She graduated with a BA from Syracuse University in 1940. Shortly after graduating‚ she married Stanley Edgar Hyman‚ who was a literary critic and was on the faculty of Bennington college.. They moved to Vermont and had four children together

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    Kindergarten is a specific school year where children learn life learning skills. These skills carry forward throughout their lifetime. In this case‚ a young boy named Laurie experienced an unforgettable year in kindergarten. Shirley Jackson incorporated Charles within her story; she portrayed how Laurie created an unrealistic classmate named “Charles” to hide his atrocious behavior. This eventful story was told from the mother’s perspective‚ where she explained her sequential storyline of being

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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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    CHARLES by Shirley Jackson The day my son Laurie started kindergarten‚ he gave up his little-boy clothes. He started wearing blue jeans with a belt. I watched him go off that first morning with the older girl next door. He looked as though he were going off to a fight. He came home the same way at lunchtime. “Isn’t anybody here?” he yelled. At the table‚ he knocked over his little sister’s milk. “How was school today?” I asked. “Did you learn anything?’’ “I didn’t learn nothing‚” he

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    Introduction “The emotional‚ sexual‚ and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says‚ “It’s a girl”. ” – Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm was an American politician‚ educator and author. She was the first black woman to be elected to Congress and she was also the first major-party black woman candidate for President of the United States. In 1982 Chisholm told the Associated Press: "I’ve always met more discrimination being a woman than being black. When I ran for the Congress

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    "The Possibility of Evil"‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is a twisted story. It starts off with Ms.Strangeworth‚ the main character‚ having pride in her family and roses. She goes to the grocery store and has friendly conversations with the town’s people‚ but goes back home to write anonymous‚ cruel letters to the same people she talked to. She later on gets caught and everyone knows all the letters were from her. By writing the letters‚ she thought she was stopping the evil in her town‚ but‚ the ironic part

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    short stories‚ the author‚ Shirley Jackson‚ described the characters‚ the themes‚ and the situations to create an illustration for the reader. Laurie and Mr. Summers are both portrayed as characters who want to push the boundaries of the rules. Shirley Jackson made Mr. Summers a single man‚ who organizes the lottery. Mr. Summers doesn’t like the idea of the black box. The black box represents death and bad traditions in the community. Mr. Summers likes the idea

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