Thesis statement: In this story “The lottery” Shirley Jackson explains about the how human beings change their nature depending on the situation. The character of Tessie Hutchinson is used by Shirley Jackson to explain the selfish human nature.
This story “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson has tried to explain about one of the traits of human being. In the introduction of the story, author explains about the pleasant weather and calm and clear environment. But as the story continues this area which was once pleasant later will turn into battle field. The piles of stones, which are once used by the kids to play, are then used by villagers to hit human as per their ritual. The story also shows the nature of humans when they meet initially, they smile at each other, care for …show more content…
It helps us identify how significant the ritual is for the village people and headman. The old man keeps calling names of the people, so that he makes sure everyone is present in the event. The women felt relieved when her husband name is being called out by Mr. Summer aka old man who heads the ritual. This can be identified in the statement “There goes my old man” as said by Mrs. Delacroix explained. This shows that women know already what the event is about and how it would be. The author did not let any of the reader know about the incident till the end. It shows how well the story is written, and how cohesive the flow is maintained throughout. The story is about one gruesome act which is known at the end. The old man calls out the names one by one to pick them a paper which had names on it. While the old man calls out names, Mrs. Hutchinson tried to prank jokes, tease the other men and keep a happy surrounding. But later the story turns upside down. “Get up there Bill, Mrs. Hutchinson said and the people near her laughed” (166) explains this nature of women in the
This story “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson has tried to explain about one of the traits of human being. In the introduction of the story, author explains about the pleasant weather and calm and clear environment. But as the story continues this area which was once pleasant later will turn into battle field. The piles of stones, which are once used by the kids to play, are then used by villagers to hit human as per their ritual. The story also shows the nature of humans when they meet initially, they smile at each other, care for …show more content…
It helps us identify how significant the ritual is for the village people and headman. The old man keeps calling names of the people, so that he makes sure everyone is present in the event. The women felt relieved when her husband name is being called out by Mr. Summer aka old man who heads the ritual. This can be identified in the statement “There goes my old man” as said by Mrs. Delacroix explained. This shows that women know already what the event is about and how it would be. The author did not let any of the reader know about the incident till the end. It shows how well the story is written, and how cohesive the flow is maintained throughout. The story is about one gruesome act which is known at the end. The old man calls out the names one by one to pick them a paper which had names on it. While the old man calls out names, Mrs. Hutchinson tried to prank jokes, tease the other men and keep a happy surrounding. But later the story turns upside down. “Get up there Bill, Mrs. Hutchinson said and the people near her laughed” (166) explains this nature of women in the