Lottery

Being able to win the lottery would be an absolute life changer. Not in a good way though, if that’s the meaning you were taking. I mean it in the worst possible way imaginable. If I had the bad luck to win the lottery, here’s the many things that I would do absolutely right away. First thing would be anybody’s reaction, freak out and get all excited at the fact that I won the lottery. Next thing would be slapping myself in the face to snap out of excitement and face the hard cold reality. I…

Traditions of the lottery have been implemented in the cities for as long as people can remember; furthermore, the lottery has at least occurred for 77 years, because that’s Mr. Warner’s current age, he states the lottery has been occurring since he was born. Participants include all families, and all members of the family have to participate. Annually during the lottery, each head of the household has to go up on stage to draw, when each family has a slip of paper, everyone waits in…

gathering ‘center’ for the lottery. Although typical town squares are usually bustling with business affairs and playing children, the town square within “The Lottery” is not only a playground for children, but for death as well. This is demonstrated by the grotesque ending of “The Lottery”. Mrs. Hutchinson’s apron not only demonstrates that the lottery occurred while she was working, but it also sets the opinion that the lottery is nothing but a burden for the town. The lottery takes people out…

Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” exposes a village’s devotion to a murderous ritual. The story illustrates how thoughtlessly individuals devote themselves to a tradition simply because it has been given to them from past generations. It also shows how societies can condone the practice of arbitrarily persecuting individuals. Somehow, each villager in the story supports the annual murder as long as they are not the condemned person. This is poignantly symbolic of the attitude of many people…

The Lottery The historical, social, political, and cultural context of a particular time period can have an influence on literature. Knowing the major events and historical information that took place during the time period which an author wrote can help a reader better understand and analyze a piece of literature more clearly. In the short story, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson the lottery in which the town’s people participate mirrors the Draft of World War II by echoing the stress and…

The Lottery Plot June 27 arrived in the form of a bright morning; sunlight bringing out the vivid colors of the flowers and the grass, and heralding in a day of longstanding tradition in a rural town. On this morning, the annual lottery was to be held. Townspeople gathered together, socializing, sharing stories, remarking on the day’s work and last year’s lottery as children played and gathered stones into a pile. They took time each year to participate in this time-honored tradition, but not…

“Lottery” Rough Draft When one thinks of a lottery they most likely think that “winning” is a good thing. You might receive money, a car, or other kinds of valuables. This is definitely not the case for the winner in the “Lottery.” The winner is more like the loser and is unfortunately stoned to death by her fellow friends and family members. Shirley Jackson’s shocking story, “The Lottery,” explores the theme of man’s inhumanity to man through the use of irony and foreshadowing. In the…

The American short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson takes place in a farm dependent town that still goes by tradition. The community has long forgotten the meaning of the traditional lottery, but they still go through with it solely for tradition’s sake. Each man must choose a slip of paper, and then the family of the man who picked the black dot must draw again. Tessie, the wife of Bill whom chose the dot, exclaimed that the process wasn 't fair, but her statement didn’t stop the…

can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”(-Maria Robinson). However, in modern society, lots of people insisted their tradition and put great amount of efforts to hold on their past. The story “The Lottery” takes place in a small town where villagers stone someone to death for good crops. This is a long standing tradition that has been going on for generations. Shirely Jackson presented the theme tradition to state how people are reluctantly to…

Shirley Jackson’s short story The Lottery takes its readers down the slippery slope of an uncivilized society. Taking place in the 1900’s, a non-descript village continues to practice it’s established customs for the sake of preserving tradition. Every member of the village must attend the lottery, and every person must draw their ticket. Through Shirley Jackson’s work, the story is revealed through the eyes of Tess Hutchinson, a housewife living in the village. Readers will find out if Tess…