In the story “The Lottery,” written by Shirley Jackson, I was astonished by the outcome of Tessie being the winner, and yet she got stoned to death. The story was placed in 1948 in a small town where everybody knows everybody’s names. The theme of the story was that tradition isn’t always a good thing. The story shows that tradition should be questioned. This is my favorite story because it gets me thinking about my family’s traditions. The symbolism, foreshadowing, and irony in the story is what really hooked me.
The irony of the story was very interesting. In the story, you don’t actually win the lottery, you die instead. When Tessie died at the end was willing shocking. I didn’t expect that to happen. Another irony in the story was the setting.
The irony of the story was very interesting. In the story, you don’t actually win the lottery, you die instead. When Tessie died at the end was willing shocking. I didn’t expect that to happen. Another irony in the story was the setting.