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  • Mr Summers And A Few Other Villagers
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    Drawing Names in The Lottery The common curse of mankind, -folly and ignorance, Shakespeare once wrote. This quotation strengthens Shirley Jackson's ideas in The Lottery, as she very distinctly uses symbolic names for her characters to show the ignorance of the sacrificial lottery the small village holds year after year. These sacrifices, which used to be held to appease the god of harvest, have grown meaningless in their culture. Jackson uses the characters not only to visualize the story for t...
  • Lois And Mr Green
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    It was the summer of 1972 when Spring Hill, a Washington, D.C., suburb, got its first taste of an increasingly violent, insecure modern world. The quiet residential area, whose inhabitants traditionally left their doors unlocked and spent the summers attending one another's cookout, was rocked by the news that 12-year-old Boyd Ellison had been raped and murdered, his body dumped behind the local mall. While shaken residents organized a neighborhood watch program and clued detectives in on anyone...
  • Black Spot Mr Summers
    440 words
    In Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery,' she uses the element of surprise. The way the story ends is unlike anything anyone could predict. There are however several alternative ways the story could have ended. The following is one possible alternative ending to 'The Lottery'. Everyone was prepared. Thirty minutes prior to the drawing, the villagers started collecting the best and largest stones they possibly could. Mrs. Dunbar picked up a handful of pebbles and stuffed them in her pocket, she than ch...
  • Mr Royall And Charity
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    Gabriela Summer -Edith Wharton When I first started reading Summer I was looking for a typical love story, and I was glad that it didn't sort of turn out that way. In the beginning I was just waiting for something to happen, it was a little boring. However, as I read on the book grew more and more interesting. If I could ask the author a few questions I would ask him why did he want that ending? All of a sudden the happy couple is the two people who hated each other throughout the whole story, a...
  • Mrs Hutchinson And Mrs Delacroix
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    27 June bisects the summer solstice and Independence Day, which is a contrast between superstitious paganism and rational democracy. The sunny day and the blooming of flowers indicate a happy, festive occasion. The reader does not realize that The Lottery is not a happy occasion until its tragic end. The reader can never perceive something so holocaust ic happening in 20th Century America. Initially, the reader thinks that the lottery is a modern day lottery in which something of monetary value ...
  • Mr Hutchinson
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    Eric There are many stories in which the author purposely makes the story vague until the end, The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson is a great example of this. Around ten o' clock, June 27th was a very vivid day in the lives of the villagers, It was a beautiful summer day, the wind was slight and the flowers in full bloom. This was in fact an odd setting for the events that will take place in the future. The lottery actually started on the 26th, but this was a rather large town so the actual drawing ...
  • Mrs Hutchinson Scapegoat In The Lottery
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    Scapegoat, what a strange term. Two words that have no connection being used in the same word. The word escape, which means to flea from danger, and the word goat, which is a common farm animal. How could these go together A scapegoat is someone who is blamed for the mistakes or crimes of another. The term scapegoat may have some similarity to the ancient Greek term trag os ode, which literally means goat song. This connection comes about in the symbolic meaning of the word goat. In biblical tim...
  • Jackson's Feelings Concerning Mankind's Evil Nature
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    Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery", raises many questions in the back of a reader's mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. "The Lottery" clearly expresses Jackson's feelings concerning mankind's evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals. She shows how coldness and lack of compassion in people can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. Jackson presents the theme of the short story with the use of symbols and setting. The setting of "The Lottery" supports the...
  • Villager's Obedience To Summers
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    The Lottery Contains Symbols of the Holocaust Millions of people were brutally massacred in the Holocaust. Because of all the horror and brutality, the Holocaust will be remembered as one of the most notorious if not the most notorious of all crimes. It is a crime that mankind cannot forget and should not forget. As a way of remembering the Holocaust and honoring it's victims authors have been writing about this event. Authors like Shirley Jackson, for instance, wrote the short story entitled th...
  • Mr Summers Name
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    Shakespeare once wrote, "The common curse of mankind, -- folly and ignorance" (Tro. 2.3; Shakespeare). In "The Lottery" Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to point out the folly and ignorance associated with mankind's ability to justify their actions with superstition and tradition. "The Lottery" is a short story that without the symbolism of its characters would amount to little more than an odd tale about a stoning. The setting is an almost festive day in the town square. Jackson describes the chi...
  • Mr Summers And Mr Graves
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    " 'It isn't fair, it isn't right,' Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her". (About Jackson 2) When a writer composes a short story, some may have a meaning and others may not. With the ones that have a purpose, it is usually a very profound, easily understood meaning that is developed within them. The quote is taken from Shirley Jackson's, The Lottery, which is one short story the has a very difficult meaning to be understood. From this one quote alone, a person should be able to ...
  • People's Apprehensive View On The Lottery Tradition
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    Authors often use the setting to foreshadow and reinforce the theme of their story. Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is no exception. Jackson uses the setting, character names, and the description of the lottery's black box to strengthen her focus on a view of traditions. The initial setting of "The Lottery" could be thought as misleading. However, Jackson's intention is to establish the story's setting in a regular town on a summer day. Rather than describing the day as gloomy to alert the reade...

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