The Fate of Tessie Hutchinson The term lottery creates a vision of winning something of value. In the short story, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, Jackson took the meaning of the lottery and put a dark twist to it. Jackson gives an everyday feel to the story as if the annual ceremony “the lottery” is a peaceful day for the townspeople. The reader infers that this is a positive outcome based on society’s understanding of what a lottery is; however, the lottery takes an unforeseen twist that turns deadly. Tessie Hutchinson is a character that is focused on in the story. Tessie Hutchinson does not share her thoughts and feelings in the story directly, but the reader can interpret her personality through the events that take place. They can also determine her character development through her reactions to certain events. These events lead Mrs. Hutchinson to change her
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As the town’s people assimilate, the author mentions several families by name showing that the entire town is gathering. Every member of every house comes to the ceremony –children included. The readers see the first foreshadowing of darkness when the children gather pebbles and rocks into piles. As the short story progresses, Jackson narrows in on one character named Tessie Hutchinson. As Tessie comes into the story she arrives late to the ceremony and acts as if it is a normal day. She is calm and collected during arrival and sounded excited for what day it was as she said,” … and then I looked out the window saw the kids gone, and then I remembered it was the twenty-seventh and came a-running,” (Jackson, par. 9). The author uses foreshadowing to explain the characters feelings about the lottery when Tessie finds her family she gives a tap on another character, Mrs. Delacroix, “shoulder as a farewell” (para. 9). This shows that Tessie could be saying goodbye for the last time before they start the
As the town’s people assimilate, the author mentions several families by name showing that the entire town is gathering. Every member of every house comes to the ceremony –children included. The readers see the first foreshadowing of darkness when the children gather pebbles and rocks into piles. As the short story progresses, Jackson narrows in on one character named Tessie Hutchinson. As Tessie comes into the story she arrives late to the ceremony and acts as if it is a normal day. She is calm and collected during arrival and sounded excited for what day it was as she said,” … and then I looked out the window saw the kids gone, and then I remembered it was the twenty-seventh and came a-running,” (Jackson, par. 9). The author uses foreshadowing to explain the characters feelings about the lottery when Tessie finds her family she gives a tap on another character, Mrs. Delacroix, “shoulder as a farewell” (para. 9). This shows that Tessie could be saying goodbye for the last time before they start the