Laverne & Shirley

The Lottery. Why do good people make bad choices? “The Lottery” is something that you wouldn’t expect to happen. In the lottery, some people really didn’t want to continue doing it. Some people only care about themselves during the lottery. Did people of the village know that the lottery was bad? People didn’t want to continue the lottery. People of the village wondered why they had to continue the lottery while other villages quit doing it. People of the village didn’t want to vote,…

Dickinson Much Madness is divinest Sense - To a discerning Eye - Much Sense - the starkest Madness - ’Tis the Majority In this, as all, prevail - Assent - and you are sane - Demur - you’re straightway dangerous - And handled with a Chain - In Shirley Jackson’s intriguing short story “The Lottery,” the reader witnesses the power of conformity. The residents of the town take part in a barbaric stoning ceremony simply because it is a tradition from many years past. Most of the residents, even…

American society is strongly rooted in the old traditions of its country. The nation has always been a desired destination for immigrants from countries all over the world. Consequently, the traditions practiced by the country as a whole can often be traced back to the roots of one of the many subcultures that make up American culture. One such tradition, practiced for Halloween, is the jack-o’-lantern. The jack-o’-lantern is made by hollowing the inside of a pumpkin and then carving a spooky…

Dystopia means a bad imaginary town or place. The Lottery and Monsters on maple street are examples of dystopia. In the Lottery it has examples of bureaucratic control and inhumane society. Monsters on maple street uses dystopia corporate control and imaginary things that weren’t there. The Lottery is a story about a little town which has a lottery every year and this year Mrs. Hutchinson won the lottery and the town wants to keep the population down and so if you win you die by…

Julie Otsuka’s novel Buddha in the Attic reminds me of the famous metaphor ‘The grass is greener on the other side”. ‘The other side’ is the right side of the fence that seems full of opportunities and possibilities to the folks standing on the left side of the fence. The story is about similar events that took place in the 1920’s in the United States of America which does a masterful job in relating this daring topic. As human beings, we all want to have better lives and living conditions, for…

Is lottery a good idea? Well it is to the inventor because right now he is rich and some people become addictive and spend allot of money in the lottery ticket but there’s always a lucky person who wins it The inventor of the lottery: Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American author. She was a popular writer in her time, and her work has received increased attention from literary critics in recent years. She influenced Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Nigel…

I have read the murder mystery novel And Then There Were None, that is written by English writer Agatha Christie, publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, year of the first publication: 1939 (as Ten Little Niggers), number of pages: 252. This novel is known as her masterpiece and said to be the most difficult and popular of her books. In this excellent book by narrative techniques she describes the Soldier Island’s landscape, the weather that sometimes seems gloomy and threatening, each of the…

Although it is common for people to blindly follow traditions set by older generations, Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery,” would probably provoke any reader to begin wondering what level of immorality needs to be reached before an act is no longer considered justifiable by the word “tradition.” Throughout the plot of “The Lottery,” Jackson implies the dangers affiliated with ignorantly giving in to peer pressure. The story begins mid-morning of a day in late June when seemingly…

“Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” (Albert Einstein) Albert Einstein’s quote reveals the hidden realities of blind belief. In order to truly understand, humans must search beyond the surface, beyond what appears to be. In Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery”, the villagers gather in the town square on June 27th, and Tessie Hutchinson, Bill Hutchinson’s wife, arrives late. After the first round of the lottery, Bill gets the winning ticket while Tessie protests.…

Coco Chanel was a woman of great intelligence whose influence revolutionized the way women wore clothes and made a huge impact on the fashion industry world. Her quote: “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud” contains a huge life lesson that I agree with. Coco Chanel was trying to say that you shouldn’t be scared to speak your mind and you should question the standards society has put out for you. This quote reminds me of a time when I, like Coco Chanel, stood up for what…