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    tradition are not there to make sure everything stays the same and some members of the family or community may even forget why they are even participating in the tradition to begin with because it has been around for so long. In Shirley Jackson’s, The Lottery, the townspeople in a small village of New England blindly…

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    Shirley Jackson’s short stories “The Lottery” and “The Possibility of Evil” explore bad memories and relationships Shirley had from childhood until late adulthood. Shirley grew up with her mother and father in the city of Burlingame, California. Shirley’s parents maintained an upper middle class status. Her mother put a lot of pressure on Shirley to fit in but Shirley would rather just read a book then hangout with other friends. Shirley enjoyed living in California and was very upset when her…

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    Comparison Essay on 2 B R 0 2 B and The Lottery By: Aashish Ramanlal Can a perfect society exist? This is the simple question curving the backbone of every dystopian story. 2 B R 0 2 B written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr and The Lottery written by Shirley Jackson are both short dystopian stories that explore different types of worlds and whether or not a utopia can exist. An outstanding theme in 2 B R 0 2 B is whether or not authoritarian government control is a good thing. A quote that portrays…

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    Unforgettable Tessie In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” the character of Tessie Hutchinson stands out from the beginning. It’s upon her first appearance in the story, that you realize she’s very different than the other villagers. While everyone else arrives on time, Tessie shows up later claiming to have forgotten what day it is. Also all of the others are very subdued in their manner, however, she comes in like a whirlwind cracking jokes and exuding an excitement about the annual drawing…

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    The Lottery: How Tradition Normalizes Radical Behavior Regardless of the Roots In The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, there is a very disturbing and unspeakable act that takes place. Now most people would think that what this town practices is not correct and very immoral. But one must look at the town in one way, that their tradition that they have practiced all of their lives has normalized these unspeakable acts. Tradition has affected the townsfolk to where killing is a normal thing and they…

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    The lottery and Stone throwing in India has many similarities. The lottery is a tradition they did to sacrifice a person and stone them to death, although its fiction it is based on reality. Stone throwing in India is similar to the lottery because people also sacrafice themselves and gets stoned to death by the other oponent. In the following paragraphs I am going to discuss the comparison between The lottery and Stone throwing in India: An annual Bash. The Lottery and Stone throwing…

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    of D.H. Lawrence and Shirley Jackson The Rocking-horse Winner and the Lottery, are classic fictional work of American history. Lawrence and Jackson supply their literary work with symbols and themes to get their point across to there audience. The Rocking-horse winner is the tale of an unsatisfied mother whos greed cost her much, and The Lottery of a superstitious town. Both stories agree with their unexpected ending. The Lottery and The Rocking-horse winner may agree with their endings, the…

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    In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursala Le Guin, they are different and similar in ways that one person is being sacrificed for happiness. Sacrifice in “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” if for the happiness of the entire town. Adults in this story see a child suffer and just let it pass by like it’s an everyday ordeal. In this story it is thought the child suffering is an everyday thing. “Their happiness… depend wholly on this child’s abominable…

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    In The Lottery, Mr. Summers is a jolly man who works in the coal business. Every year the town holds a Lottery amongst the townspeople and Mr. Summers is the host. No one remembers why the lottery is held except that it is just a tradition. In fact, many would like to get rid of it all together but the older townspeople disagree and feel the village would fall apart without it. The story takes place in a small village in the town square. The town’s people gather in the square at 10:00 in the…

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    1: Prologue Act 1: Holy Shit, I Won the lottery! "Hey dude, it looks like you've won the lottery." "Really? How much the prize?" "Hmm...About 10 Billion bucks." "Holy shit. I need to collect this shit." I immediately grabbed the lottery ticket from the store clerk and ran to the nearby bank. My brain is already filled with things I should buy. Ferrari's. Yachts. Diamonds. Diamond Yachts. Shit, that'll be awesome. I shout "I won the fucking lottery!" inside the bank hysterically. The prize…

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