“The Lottery” is a dystopian short story written by Shirley Jackson and it was published in 1948. The setting takes place in a very seemingly typical country village. Despite the fact this village is very normal‚ the traditions of it make it very cruel. The people of the village are very blinded by their laws‚ illustrating that people not using their voice can allow a government to enforce corrupt laws on innocent people. Leading to none guilty people losing their lives and teaching children to carry
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“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was a dark short story that had a slight twist to it. It was based in a village were citizens had a certain tradition passed on from generation to generation that they obeyed. The symbol of the lottery was a black box filled with slips of paper‚ in which one of those slips contains a black spot that decides the fate of the person picked. The scapegoat of the story was a mother and wife named Tessie Hutchinson. A scapegoat can be an animal or person that is unjustly
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world‚ the country remained insular. Behind a facade of honour and patriotism was a background of indubitable traditions and racism‚ clear in even the most innocuous-seeming towns. Written shortly after war’s end‚ Shirley Jackson’s small town in “The Lottery” serves as a microcosm of post-WWII America‚ establishing in her story the theme of America’s hidden evil. Jackson uses imagery typical of an idyllic American town to show readers depravity can embed itself into the most seemingly harmless places
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Draft- 3 Playing the lottery I work in the BP gas station near Short Pump Mall and before I took the job‚ I thought that playing the lottery wasn’t a waste of money. Unfortunately‚ after two years at this job‚ I have come to realize just how terrible and unhealthy gambling is and have since changed my opinion on this issue. Let me tell you‚ nothing good comes from playing the lottery. Most gamblers are arrogant‚ cheap‚ greedy‚ stupid‚ lazy and selfish. Playing the lottery is not a hobby; people
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involvement in the lottery: “The night before the lottery‚ Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves made up slips of paper and put them in the box‚ and it was then taken to the safe of Mr. Summers’ coal company and locked up until Mr. Summers was ready to take it to the square the next morning” (2). Both Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves are in charge of everything that occurs with the lottery. Not only do they host it‚ but they also look over the box throughout the year and change parts of the lottery that have been used
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Running head:LITERARY ANALYSIS � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1� Running head: LITERARY ANALYSIS � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �4� LITERARY ANALYSIS: "THE LOTTERY: BY SHIRLEY JACKSON English Composition - Section ON10 Colorado Christian University To a first time reader‚ Shirley Jackson ’s "The Lottery" seems simply as a curious tale with a shocking ending. After repetitive reading of Jackson ’s tale‚ it is clear that each sentence is written with a unique purpose often using symbolism. Her use of symbols not
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In her short story‚ “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson‚ an American writer‚ tells a story of people gathering in a small town for an annual lottery‚ where children are playing with stones and adults are sharing stories about farming. Yet‚ the sunny and happy opening scene has a twisted shocking ending‚ as the lottery in the story does not involve winning a prize‚ but losing a life. Irony is an underlying theme that is used throughout the story. Irony is referring to a person‚ situation‚ or circumstance
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existing in a dystopian society titled “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. The citizens were about to participate in The Lottery‚ not to be confused with the modern day lottery which involves spending and losing lots of money. After the process was completed‚ Tessie was “chosen”. The people of this small village suddenly started to stone Tessie to the death. The End. But why was Tessie stoned? What is the purpose of this annual event? The Lottery has an original purpose and a current purpose
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Villagers are afraid to get rid of the black box. Customs and beliefs that are transmitted through different generation. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson ‚ the author show us the tradition takes influence in the actions of the villagers. The villagers have no reason in keeping the black box . “Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box‚ but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box” (397).They have so much pride with the black
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person dramatic point of view when writing "The Lottery” In this lottery‚ it is not what they win‚ but rather it is what’s lost. Purpose of perspectives circumstances‚ and the title are all ironic to the story "The Lottery." In Shirley Jackson “The Lottery”‚ the author creates a story filled with symbolism‚ irony‚ and a ritualized tradition that makes evil‚ which ultimately show cases how people blindly follow tradition. The circumstances in "The Lottery" are ironic. The creator’s utilization of words
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