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    This article is about the short story. For other uses‚ see Lottery (disambiguation). "The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson‚ first published in the June 26‚ 1948 issue of The New Yorker.[1] Written the same month it was published‚ it is ranked today as "one of the most famous short stories in the history of American literature".[2] It has been described as "a chilling tale of conformity gone mad."[3] Response to the story was negative‚ surprising Jackson‚ Caleb Mann (the local head editor

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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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    were all the towns people gather together in the town’s square. A lottery is being held during late June; all the children who had just gotten out of school are collecting and piling stones. Then after‚ the men gather at the square‚ followed by the women‚ they call to their children over to stand with each other. All families are accounted for except for Mr. Dunbar and Tessie Hutchinson. Mr. Summers‚ who is in charge of the lottery‚ is now able to proceed with the event. He has a black wooden box

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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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    Although Shirley Jackson wrote many books‚ children’s stories and humorous pieces‚ she is most remembered for her story "The Lottery." In "The Lottery" Jackson portrays the average citizens of an average village taking part in an annual sacrifice of one of their own residents. When the story was published in the New Yorker magazine in 1948‚ reader response was tremendous. People were horrified by the story and wrote to express their disgust that a tale containing a pointless‚ arbitrary‚ violent sacrifice

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    The Lottery Shirley Jackson is a master of suspense. She starts the story The Lottery off by describing what seems to be a normal summers day in an average village. This gives the reader a false sense of security which quickly turns into a sense of horror by the end of the story. Jackson uses the elements of a short story‚ atmosphere‚ plot and characters to create a sense of horror. One of the five elements of a short story that Jackson uses to create a sense of horror is atmosphere. Jackson

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    Writing Assignment: The Lottery. 1. Were does you surprised by the ending of the story? If not‚ at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson start to foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3? Conversely‚ how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town? I was really surprised by the ending of the story‚ because I really doesn’t know what it was going to happen‚ I think that the story is like a little mysterious but I never

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    If technology creates "winners and losers‚" as Postman asserts‚ who are the winners and the losers with computer technology? (What is lost and what is won?) Argue for who (or what) in our society gains the biggest advantages and who (or what) takes the biggest loss from computer technology. There are winners and losers with computer technology. The winners tend to be those that already have wielded the most power. They are in a position to use their power to expand their power through technological

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    “The Lottery” is a dynamic short story with several motifs and ideas such as the power behind tradition and family. However‚ more importantly‚ it has a strong over arching theme that captures the dynamic nature of the short story: outer appearances can be deceiving. This reoccurring theme is illustrated by the idea of the lottery‚ and the nature of humanity as depicted in the story: weak and evil. The theme‚ outer appearances can be deceiving‚ is depicted by the short story’s concept of a lottery

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