Story: Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Author: Joyce Carol Oates First Reaction: My reaction to the story was disbelief‚ it was hard for me to fathom anyone much less an entire village agreeing to such barbaric practices and creating and following a tradition where you stone and hurt or kill family and friends. Characterization The story is told in third person most of the time‚ it seems to be a village member who narrates the story‚ they are familiar with the village and the people
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Even if your sister was chosen to be stoned to death‚ you would still do it because it wasn’t you that was selected. They didn’t think about the position that Tessie Hutchinson was in because they were blind to her feelings and her thoughts. This story also shows that the evil in everyone is just waiting to emerge and when it does‚ you don’t think of anyone but yourself. Finally‚ In Copper Sun by Sharon Draper‚ Clay
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the needs of the few‚ sacrifices of citizens and inhumane rituals are practiced. In the short story The Lottery a community practices a random drawing in which one person will be stoned to death. “ The children had stones already.” “Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her.” “It isn’t fair”‚ she said. A stone hit her on the side of her head.” “… and then they were upon
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Kyle Simms ENC 1102 Professor Daniels Essay 1 The Lottery The story by Shirley Jackson‚ “The Lottery”‚ is a very unusual story. It is unique in its own ways. The author Shirley Jackson is definitely a passionate‚ creative writer to write a story like this one. There are some odd themes and lessons we can all learn from this crazy story. The story is about a small village of only around three hundred people who all know each other. “The morning of June 27th was cleat and sunny‚ with
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Kristen English II CP D MOD 9/12/13 “The Lottery” and Its Traditions In the short story “The Lottery” (1948) Shirley Jackson has a way of telling the story how it is. When you read the title‚ your mind sets on a positive thought. Funny‚ how your thoughts can affect how things really turn out to be. “The morning of June 27th” is a very important part‚ as it sets the mood for the story. Each year the small town has a gathering in a square with a heap of festivities and fun stuff going on
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Traditions have been passed down in many households for generations. One family begins the routine‚ unbeknownst of the devotion to come. Driven by the urge to please and feel closer to their elders‚ these traditions continue. But if there is no clear purpose‚ it is more difficult to keep the value known and respected. This is shown in Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’. The story is set in a dystopian land‚ where villages participate in lotteries. However‚ instead of money‚ the winner is made the target
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society. In the story‚ Bill Hutchinson drew the slip of paper with the black dot‚ meaning someone in his family was going to be the victim of the stoning. When his wife saw the slip of paper‚ she told the man running the lottery “You didn’t give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn’t fair!”(Jackson 229- 230). The husband responded by telling her “Shut up‚ Tessie”(Jackson 233). This short- spoken‚ embarrassed response show how badly Mr. Hutchinson wished to be accepted‚ even
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I was just getting ready when my Bill and the kids just left without me‚” I asked. “Don’t worry Tessie‚ we were all just waiting for you. Go on and find your family. We are just about to start‚” she replied. I gently nodded to her and proceeded to find my family before the lottery started. I quickly saw Bill’s dark brown hair‚ and I joined my him
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The Lottery Does thoughtlessly obeying tradition justify senseless and violent murder? The setting of the story takes place in a small fictional village around the time an annual event dubbed “the lottery” is being conducted‚ garnering the attention of the entire community. Furthermore‚ the tone set in the beginning is that of a jovial and positive atmosphere sharply contrasting the disturbing ending and revelation of exactly what “the lottery” is; all the while exploring themes corresponding to
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that meets on June 27‚ a beautiful day‚ for the annual lottery. All 300 people in this town meet in the town square and draw slips of paper out of a box‚ awaiting the person to have the one with the black dot on their paper. Once they find that Tessie Hutchinson‚ a mom‚ and wife‚ pick the paper with the black dot the town crowds around her and begins throwing rocks‚ stoning her to death. Jackson manipulates her readers so well that they ignore the symbolism and irony throughout the story‚ making Jackson
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