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    Outline Thesis: In Shirley Jackson ’s controversial short story‚ "The Lottery"‚ the usage of symbolism stands strong when she manages to relate the feebleness of life with pieces of paper‚ mystery and fear with an eerie black box‚ and society ’s prevailing ability to blindly follow tradition with the overall aspect of a "lottery". I. The pieces of paper that the villagers had to draw contained inside the black box symbolized the feebleness of life.         A. “He dropped all the paper but those

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    The Lottery In my opinion‚ the townspeople should not continue their practice due to different reasons. First‚ is sacrificing someone from your family worth it. Kids should not be exposed to something like this at a young age. Second‚ would they be comfortable knowing they let that happen to someone they care about? Lastly‚ seeing how much people enjoy doing their practice does not seem to make sense. The Lottery started with a simple approach and an easygoing attitude. Towards the end‚ it makes

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    Pointless Violence Under a Veil of Tradition in “The Lottery”: A Discovery Via the Tools of Irony and Symbolism Within the Framework of Formalism The approach to literary criticism known as Formalism focuses on the literary text itself as the source for meaning‚ and deems the text as the only context a critic should turn to for research. It is a style of criticism that places emphasis on the literary tools and techniques in a text‚ apart from a text’s or authors historical context. The key to

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    While the characters in the two short stories Destructors by Gramham Greene and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson had unexpected endings the characters varied in qualities‚ emotions‚ and motivation. Each story seems to reveal a surprising outcome and turn of events as their personalities unfolded. As the climax grew the outcome was not so predictable. In the Destructors the main characters were T (Trevor)‚ the house‚ and Mr. Thomas (Old Misery). Trevor was the new recruit and was described as being

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    the Lottery all those years?” I said to myself. “Now I know how it felt to be the family who got chosen to do the Lottery and sacrifice one of their family members for this tradition that no longer has a purpose.” Suddenly‚ this anger‚ frustration built up inside me made me yell‚ “You didn’t give him enough time to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn’t fair‚” to Mr. Summers. Mrs. Delacroix replied‚ “Be a good sport‚ Tessie.” Bill Hutchinson said‚ “Shut up‚ Tessie.”

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    When you think of a lottery you really think of money and happiness. Technically speaking‚ on September 13‚ 2004 Tessie Hutchinson was killed after being stoned to death in Charlestone‚ New York. On the 13th the townspeople & other residents gathered around for their annual “Lottery”. Mr. Summers who runs the lottery made sure that everyone was there and everyone was going to get a card. But this was no ordinary lottery‚ when you grabbed your card and you did not had a black-dot on it you were

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    When one thinks of a lottery‚ they imagine winning a large sum of money. Shirley Jackson uses the setting in The Lottery to foreshadow an ironic ending. The peaceful and tranquil town described in this story has an annual lottery‚ and you can’t possibly guess what the "prize" is… The author foreshadows an ironic ending at the very beginning by establishing a cheerful setting. The story occurs "around ten o’clock" on June twenty-seventh‚ a time of day that is very bright and joyous and a time

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    Shirley Jackson’s‚ The Lottery‚ has raised questions in the back of every reader’s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. A reflection of ourselves is what we see when looking through the pond of Jackson’s mind. The Lottery clearly expressed Jackson’s feelings concerning traditional rituals through her story‚ opened the eyes of its readers to properly classify and question some of today’s traditions as cruel‚ and allowed room to foretell the outcome

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    The Lottery A healthy harvest has always been important to civilizations. Once field preparation is done‚ the farmer can only wait and hope that the correct balance of rain and sun will ensure a good harvest. Many ancient cultures believed that growing crops represented the life cycle; hence they believed ritual sacrifice was needed to guarantee a good crop. In this short story "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson uses this archetype to showcase man ’s inherent need for such ritual. The story is set

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    of the lottery is a theme not directly answered throughout the short story. However the motif of tradition revolves around the course of the lottery triggering debates on whether some controversial traditions should be changed or even abolished. Our forefathers created many traditions around the world centuries ago‚ which leaves less debate on whether these traditions are ethical. The effects of these traditions leave sometimes damaging legacies on our behaviour as humans. In “The Lottery”‚ the effects

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