The Devil and Miss Prym and “The Lottery” share a few common core pieces within their structure. Conflict, Archetype, and Philosophy help shape each of these stories. The Devil and Miss Prym is a novel by the author Paulo Coelho. He explores endless battles of good versus evil and it is filled with many emotional pieces. The village is faced with questions of life, happiness, and power. “The Lottery” is a classic American style short story by Shirley Jackson. The story is set in a fictional village which partakes in an annual ceremony of the lottery. One family is chosen in the lottery and after that a particular family member is selected by the family. The daughter Tessie was chosen and the short story ends with her being stoned to death.
The two stories each reflect the conflict of Individual versus Society. “The Lottery” does a great job of portraying this conflict. Jackson incorporates many examples of this for such a short story. Jackson points out the method of stoning, “Mr. Dunbar had small stones in both hands, and she said, gasping for breath. "I can't run at all. You'll have to go ahead and I'll catch up with you” (Jackson 7). Jackson touches on the stoning part of the event and the readers gain a sense of what is really happening. Prominently, in The Devil and Miss Prym, Choelo …show more content…
The novel of The Devil and Miss Prym focuses on choices and the consequences proceeding them. In “The Lottery”, Jackson made sure to implement similar conflict and philosophies. The whole village is faced with the conflict of good vs evil. We see in Coelho’s novel that an individual can be faced up against a society as a whole. Coelho does a better job at using these techniques to build up to the choice. His focus to elaborate on the thought process of the protagonist utilizes these techniques. Each of these two stories reflect one another’s core message in the context of each of
The two stories each reflect the conflict of Individual versus Society. “The Lottery” does a great job of portraying this conflict. Jackson incorporates many examples of this for such a short story. Jackson points out the method of stoning, “Mr. Dunbar had small stones in both hands, and she said, gasping for breath. "I can't run at all. You'll have to go ahead and I'll catch up with you” (Jackson 7). Jackson touches on the stoning part of the event and the readers gain a sense of what is really happening. Prominently, in The Devil and Miss Prym, Choelo …show more content…
The novel of The Devil and Miss Prym focuses on choices and the consequences proceeding them. In “The Lottery”, Jackson made sure to implement similar conflict and philosophies. The whole village is faced with the conflict of good vs evil. We see in Coelho’s novel that an individual can be faced up against a society as a whole. Coelho does a better job at using these techniques to build up to the choice. His focus to elaborate on the thought process of the protagonist utilizes these techniques. Each of these two stories reflect one another’s core message in the context of each of