Literary Devices In The Lottery

In “The Lottery” there are many different literary devices we can figure out in the specific storyline of the lottery and in its themes.
“The Lottery” focuses on an extremely heavy amount of suspicion between different social classes in the story. This suspense is a literary device that can be heavily seen through the story. There are many subtle hints that lead to a shocking conclusion that what these villagers do to each other every year is seen as a very old ritualistic tradition. Old man Warner, who is one of the town elders; makes a statement saying “seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery,” (287) not specifically being an old wives tale; it is an old style take on what we may think of a sick game that group of violent psychopaths would play on unsuspecting individuals of society! The villagers in “The Lottery” perceive their game of cat and mouse death, to …show more content…
Does not matter whether you are lower-middle or middle class you will still be participating, in this yearly lottery; there does not seem to be any upper-middle or upper class people in this small town; it’s just you average run of the mill small town families. the people in your neighborhood or village may not be the people you actually see behind the mask, a person who does look or seem like a sick violent psychopath; could actually be waiting to strike deadly and violently if under the right pressure of circumstances. This creates an even broader stance of suspicion in the old village. People have the right to be scared for their lives, but sometimes when certain people are holding you back; such as the town elders in the community who want to keep the laborious distasteful game of killing, in their community as a way not to break