The story titled The Lottery written by Shirley Jackson is an interesting story with an unpredictable ending. The story tells us about a tradition in a small town which is held every year. The tradition is called ‘the lottery’ where the ‘winner’ will be stoned to death. Actually it is a horrible tradition‚ but in the story it is considered usual‚ and even acceptable in the society. There are several irony that we can see in the story according to that ‘scapegoat’ tradition. One of the irony is
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Interpretation of Literature 4/23/2014 Topic 2 – Othering Shirley Jackson’s story‚ “The Lottery”‚ takes place on June 27th in a very small village of about only 300 people. This day is what they call the day of the lottery‚ hence the title. The Lottery is a tradition they have done for years‚ where the entire village gathers in the square‚ wait for their name to be called‚ which they then pick a small piece of paper from a black box‚ and patiently wait for everyone to pick their piece of paper
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Is Lottery a Good Idea? Many people around the world want to try their luck and like challenges in life. For that reason‚ they usually buy lottery tickets. They think they can become millionaires after they buy a lottery ticket which is just $2 or $10. Some think they just spend a little money on buying lottery tickets‚ so it doesn’t affect their living expenses. Almost all people think a lottery cannot make them addicted. Although lottery brings a lot of money for the government to make more benefits
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is an author. Authors write novels‚ advertisements‚ scripts‚ and any other written piece. There are many skills needed to be an author‚ these skills are needed to be an author‚ these skills are needed to fulfill their responsibilities. Authors also need some training and education. There are plenty of jobs available‚ and the amount of money authors receive is decent. Being an author is not easy and takes a lot of work‚ but many authors say once they finish a task they feel proud. Authors need many
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Author & Overview • Introduce each member of group and what they will be speaking about. * I will be giving an overview of Beowulf and information on the author * Rick will be talking about the setting and characters * Johnny will be discussing the themes and point of view of Beowulf * John will be discussing the irony and symbols * Charlie will be reflecting on Beowulf and talking about the poem’s contribution to society • Introduction needs to provide some sort of relative
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Slips of Fate In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the author uses irony to expand on a theme of traditions that continue although they are ludicrous and barbaric. “Like a lamb to slaughter” comes to mind for both the characters in this story and the reader. The characters are honoring a tradition that is handed down to them from former generations. The reader is led through the seemingly normal and quaint little village‚ and is taken on a ride of ironic
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JULIUS CEASER Julius Caesar (play) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The ghost of Caesar taunts Brutus about his imminent defeat. (Copperplate engraving by Edward Scriven from a painting by Richard Westall: London‚ 1802.) The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written in 1599.[1] It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar‚ his assassination and the defeat of the conspirators at the Battle
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DATE: 03/04/2014 Introduction: plagiarism means to copy or use someone’s work‚ words‚ images‚ ideas and any kind of discovery without recognizing the original author and use that as own creation. Plagiarism can be committed consciously or sub-consciously. But Plagiarism is considered as a serious crime in academic sector as well as other sector. Plagiarism: “plagiarism” came from roman word “plagiarius” which
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It is through great suspense and irony that Shirley Jackson tells the story of a lottery in a small town. The result of the lottery is also left open to be interpreted by the reader. All this could not be done without the use of the third person objective point of view in which the story ‚“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ is told. Shirley Jackson uses situational irony as well as verbal irony to keep the readers on their toes and especially to keep the ending a surprise. Achieving this irony would
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Shirley Jackson takes great care in creating a setting for the story‚ The Lottery. She gives the reader a sense of comfort and stability from the very beginning. It begins‚ “clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” The setting throughout The Lottery creates a sense of peacefulness and tranquility‚ while portraying a typical town on a normal summer day. With the very first words‚ Jackson begins to establish
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