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    Irony in "The Lottery"

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    Irony in “The Lottery” Irony‚ generally described as expressing something different from or opposite to a literal meaning‚ is used as an underlying theme in Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ The Lottery. As an age-old tradition‚ the lottery is one in which a single person in the town is randomly chosen‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently stoned by friends and family. The main example of irony throughout the story resides within the fact that the word lottery suggests that the winning villager is going

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    The Lottery Essay

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a story about a small town that gathered and did their usual lottery that happens during the 27th of June. This lottery is being headed by the “Big three” namely Mr. Summers‚ Mr. Graves & Mr. Martin. The story describes what happens during the tradition of the town wherein they eliminate the worst worker in their town every year. The story has many themes; one of these themes is sexism. Sexism is defined as the discrimination based on gender especially discrimination

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    The Lottery Ticket

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    “The Lottery Ticket” A look at the concept of vulnerability in attitude change. When reading the short story‚ “A Lottery Ticket‚” by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov‚ drastic and fast changes in attitude can be seen in the main character‚ Ivan Dmitich. These changes are a clear window through which one may understand and observe Ivan’s character and values as a person. The author of the story makes these changes‚ regarding Ivan’s spouse and lifestyle‚ easy to see by the writing techniques he employs in

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    Winning The Lottery

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    Many things have gone through my head when I think of the possibilities I would have if I ever won the lottery. Although it does seem like a huge stretch‚ I do often think of what I could do with such a large sum of money. Many people could only hope to have the opportunities that come with winning the lottery. I do know that my winnings would be put to many great uses along with of course a few special treats of my own. A few I can name that would benefit from my winnings would be charities‚ family

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    A Parallel Comparison of “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and “Lottery” After my extensive reading the information about “Lottery”‚ I finally can make an analysis and appreciation of “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and “Lottery”. The former is Ursula le Guin’s allegory about a Utopian society in which the whole town’s happiness is based on sacrificing one child’s happiness. The latter is a short story about drawing lots; ironically‚ the winner is also the loser who will be stoned to death

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    The Color Black and Symbolism in “The Lottery” People are influenced by a variety of different sources – their parents‚ their friends‚ and their communities. While everyone must learn to make their own decisions‚ they often follow the beliefs of the people around them. Teenagers register to vote as a “Democrat” merely because their parents call themselves Democrats. Sometimes blindly following another’s influence can result in something much more severe‚ such as becoming a slave owner due to the

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    for Emily”‚ by William Faulkner and “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson are both short stories that deal with conflict from either the community or individually. Faulkner hints us readers the main conflict in “A Rose for Emily” is not only Emily but other characters in this short story. For “The Lottery”‚ Jackson hints the readers the conflict is more on the social side meaning the community or society not only the main characters. But the main comparisons between these two short stories are the characters

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    Is Lottery a Good Idea

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    Origin of gambling in the United States The first lottery was held in the America by the Virginia Company with the permission of the Crown to raise money to finance the establishment of the Colony in 1612. The lotteries were relatively sophisticated and included instant winners. All the original 13 raised revenue through lotteries. The proceeds were used to establish Harvard‚ Yale‚ Columbia‚ Dartmouth‚ Princeton‚ and William and Mary. Lottery funds were also used to build churches and libraries

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    “The Lottery” Sacrifice Sacrifice can be recognized at all levels‚ for instance‚ in 1960 during the Vietnam War over 58‚220 Americans sacrificed their lives to stand for the people‚ and land that they love; however‚ these men and women sacrificed at a large range: their lives‚ leftover bread‚ or even a family member (Nation Archives). Sacrifice has so many different rankings that it truly is mind blowing. In comparison in the passage “The Lottery”‚ written by Shirley Jackson‚ each year someone

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    the theme? If you win the lottery‚ you would expect to become a millionaire. Instead‚ you got stoned to death. In her contemporary short story‚ “The Lottery‚” the author‚ Shirley Jackson uses the external conflict of blindly following rituals to demonstrate the danger of the following tradition blindly and the cruel nature of the characters. To exemplify the first point‚ I say that the lottery serves as the symbol of conservatism. In the story‚ the tradition of the lottery is passed down from generation

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