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    Irony In The Lottery

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    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…

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    Foreshadowing The Lottery

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    The setting of the lottery is a small town.The population does not exceed 300 and they are all gathering for the lottery. The author begins the story by giving the reader a foreshadow.The little kids are picking up stones and piling them up.This is usually made to give the reader an idea of innocence and purity of a younger child.This is later twisted by the turn of events. The plot consists of the people in the town all gathering around a black box and drawing slips.They all are ordered to open…

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    The Lottery Tradition

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    Tradition's the Chains of Change The Lottery is about the supposition that in some cultures and societies they have some nonsensical and useless traditions, that more often than not have no logical meaning or either they are outdated or are no longer relevant to the advancement of that culture or society. Although people still maintain true to most of these outdated traditions, in this story there is one character in particular whose overwhelming sense of obligation to uphold this tradition…

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    The Lottery Symbolism

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    more than three hundred people living there. The citizens held a ritual every year during the summer. Called the “Lottery” during this process of the lottery who ever won in the village were to be stoned to death. In “The Lottery”, Jackson uses the the symbolism of the lottery, and the black box, to develop the theme of death. In the story it goes on to say “Every year, after the lottery, Mr. Summers began talking again about a new box, but every year the subject was allowed to fade off…

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    Violence In The Lottery

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    How might the children might be affected by the violence of the lottery. What will Davie Hutchinson be like when he is a teenager? The violence in “The Lottery” could perhaps give the children “PTSD”, because all of the horrors of watching a fellow neighbor or friend, getting stoned to death or even your own mother telling one of your siblings to go and die, and to jump in front of a bus would be very dramatising. So, the history of their past could always come back to them, and maybe start…

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    “The Lottery” has a very interesting title. What makes the title so confusing yet appealing is its comparison to the substance of the story. The events leading up to the “lottery” contradicts the title and the actual meaning of a lottery. The connotation that comes with the term ‘lottery’ is mostly positive. The first impression of a lottery is success. Winning a lottery comes with money or a prize and the idea of living a comfortable life. Many spend thousands of dollars on the lottery in…

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    Thesis About Lottery

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    The lottery is widely fantasized about the what if statement. That one glimpse of happiness and debt free lifestyle makes everyone want to buy a ticket right? That's the problem the government and state governments have taken notice in the exact same thing and are now making easy profit from it. A tax on the poor some speculators are saying, others , A tax on the stupid. A look into this speculation is definitely worth it considering the loss of income from us, the taxpayers. Each state is…

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    When you win the lottery, it is supposed to be a good thing. Imagine a place where winning the lottery is not. Well, in the story “The Lottery” winning means getting stoned to death by friends and family. This leads to the theme of “The Lottery” which is that things are not always as they seem. Some of the narrative elements that give to this theme are setting, tone, and symbolism. One of the largest contributors to the theme of “The Lottery” is setting. The setting of the story contributes to…

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    “The Lottery”, and “First They Came”, and that you will be punished whether it will be from guilt or punishment. “The Lottery” is about not following the crowd and that you will regret it if you do. “First They Came” is again about standing up for what right, but in this story it may not be the easiest thing. They are very different. Since, the lottery is about following the crowd. For example, in the story, Mrs. Hutchinson was pick from the lottery to execute the chosen one from the lottery,…

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    I have read your short story, The Lottery, and I find it to be well written. I especially enjoyed your use of foreshadowing, and irony in the story. Furthermore, I would like to also suggest one revision in the story. The Lottery uses many examples of literary techniques. One example that I thought you used well was foreshadowing. For example, in the story the children gather piles of stones before the lottery begins. Later in the story the winner of the lottery gets stoned to death. Another…

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