to death for harvest. Tessie is the new unluckier this time‚ who has to suffer this cruel and inhumane punishment. Seen deeply‚ females’ inferior position is showed elaborately in this novel. First‚ the appellation to females shows that they are in subordination to males. “Mrs. Hutchinson came hurriedly along the path to the square” (Jackson‚ 2)‚ “she said to Mrs. Delacroix” (Jackson‚ 2)‚ “Mrs. Dunbar said regretfully” (Jackson‚ 3). Here “Mrs. Delacroix”‚ “Mrs. Hutchinson” and “Mrs. Dunbar” all
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The duality of Human Nature is the belief that every human being has a good side and a bad side‚ and in “ The Lottery” you can see some great examples of this.Just a few characters that are good examples include‚ Bill Hutchinson‚ Nancy‚ Bill Jr‚ and Davy. Bill Hutchinson is character in the short story “The Lottery” who is a great example to use when it comes to the duality of Human Nature. Bill is the unlucky person who wins the lottery‚ putting his family at risk of death. When they redraw
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“The Lottery” is a short story written by a woman named Shirley Jackson. The story takes place on the 27th of June in a small nameless town. The lottery is a tradition in this small town and has taken place longer than any of the townspeople can remember. In fact none even remember why there is a lottery‚ but take part in it because there has always been one. Part of this tradition is an old black box. Of course it is not the original box but some in the story say that it was
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box. The night before the lottery‚ the box was hidden by Mr. Summers‚ in his coal company and it was locked till the begining of the lottery. Before the opening declaration of the lottry‚ he made lists of each family members in the town. Mrs. Hutchinson joined to her family which was in the suqare‚ too late‚ Because she forgot that it was a day of the lottery‚ and figured out that it was this day only when she saw that her children‚ like her husband weren’t at home. Before beggining of the
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differentiated from one another? Looking back at the story‚ can you see why Tessie Hutchinson is singled out as a "winner"? 3.She is singled out as the winner because she was the one that was saying the drawing was unfair. I feel that the story chose her because no body likes a sore loser when the drawing was that of a chance for everyone to be picked. 4. What is the ritual of the scapegoat? In what way might Tessie be considered a scapegoat? 4. The ritual of the scapegoat is to put the blame
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Tessie Hutchinson was stoned to death in order to have a good harvest for all the crops being grown in the town. In the Bible of the Old Testament‚ it says that each year on the Day of Atonement‚ they would use 2 goats. One to be sacrificed for the Lord and one to atone for the people’s sins. However in this case‚ they sacrifice Tessie for the good of the community. Jackson was inspired to have a sacrificial ritual from a Syracuse University professor’s Introduction to Folklore course and Sir James
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No matter what the topic is‚ there will always be someone who disagrees with your perspective and view on certain subjects‚ but instead of trying to convince them otherwise‚ the only thing you can do is accept it. “We‚ as human beings‚ must be willing to accept people who are different 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
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that the author put us in a point in which we don’t know what to expect about the ending‚ so it made me less likely to anticipate it. 3. In what ways are the characters differentiated from one another? Looking back the story‚ can you see why Tessie Hutchinson is singled out as the “winner”? In my opinion‚ the characters are different so they think about the lottery. Some of them think
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The dangers of Following Traditions Blindly Symbolism is the application of symbols to signify things or bring them to mind. In her story "The Lottery"‚ Shirley Jackson expresses her emotions towards man ’s carelessness and violent practices of traditions. This is shown when the lottery takes place in the story and the "winner" is stoned to death to help crop growth in the village. Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to represent a sequence of events that occur throughout the story. She uses symbolism
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conduct the lottery. The names assigned to the townspeople play a huge role in the story. For example Delacroix means the cross. In the story Mrs. Delacroix seems to be the friend of Tessie Hutchinson‚ but in the end like the rest of the town turns on Mrs. Hutchinson. Mrs. Delacroix has nothing against Mrs. Hutchinson but she is so accustome to participating in the tradidion that she helps to kill her. The symbolism here is obvious. The cross is known as an positive Godly thing‚ but even that can
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