“ Tessie”, Mr. Summers said. There was a pause, and then Mr. Summers looked at Bill Hutchinson, and Bill unfolded his paper and showed it. It was blank.”(“The Lottery”...69) From Shirley Jackson’s story “ The Lottery”, she uses suspense, and foreshadowing.To keep the reader's attention. Which are still used in real life.
Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story or chapter. Foreshadow is a literary device which a author gives an advance or hint of what is to come later in the story.(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/foreshadowing)
Many details in “The Lottery” foreshadow the violent conclusion.”Children put stones in their pockets and make piles of stones in town square( “The Lottery”...02). Which seems like innocent play until the stones true meaning becomes clear at the end of the story. …show more content…
Summers says “ Thought we were going to have to get on without you” it's clearly about Tessie’s fate.(“The Lottery”...09).
The author says that the villagers,”Still remeber to uses stones”(“The Lottery...28). Shirley Jackson gives clues, but not until the moment when a rock actually hits Tessie’s head.
Suspense is a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in a waiting decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/suspense). Shirley Jackson uses suspense in “The Lottery”, by revealing or explaining its true nature. Before Tessie’s gets stoned, Shirley Jackson begins to show something strange when the lottery begins and the crowd grows nervous, and she gives that intense feeling when Tessie protects Bills “winning” selection during the story(“The Lottery...27).
At this point Shirley Jackson has the reader wanting more and more of what's to come next. By withholding information until the last possible second, Shirley Jackson builds up the story's suspense and creates and a shocking
Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story or chapter. Foreshadow is a literary device which a author gives an advance or hint of what is to come later in the story.(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/foreshadowing)
Many details in “The Lottery” foreshadow the violent conclusion.”Children put stones in their pockets and make piles of stones in town square( “The Lottery”...02). Which seems like innocent play until the stones true meaning becomes clear at the end of the story. …show more content…
Summers says “ Thought we were going to have to get on without you” it's clearly about Tessie’s fate.(“The Lottery”...09).
The author says that the villagers,”Still remeber to uses stones”(“The Lottery...28). Shirley Jackson gives clues, but not until the moment when a rock actually hits Tessie’s head.
Suspense is a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in a waiting decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/suspense). Shirley Jackson uses suspense in “The Lottery”, by revealing or explaining its true nature. Before Tessie’s gets stoned, Shirley Jackson begins to show something strange when the lottery begins and the crowd grows nervous, and she gives that intense feeling when Tessie protects Bills “winning” selection during the story(“The Lottery...27).
At this point Shirley Jackson has the reader wanting more and more of what's to come next. By withholding information until the last possible second, Shirley Jackson builds up the story's suspense and creates and a shocking