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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, discusses a distinct class structure, which dictates the roles of the powerful and the powerless. The society appears to be egalitarian; however, it becomes abundantly clear that it is a capitalist society where oppression of the masses is evident. Those that accumulate the most wealth in the village, are those that become the most powerful; ultimately demonstrating the division of power and labour. The black box is crucial in the process of the lottery and is…

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    The short story “The Lottery,” written by Shirley Jackson, illustrates to the reader a society that heavily relies on the tradition it was established upon, even though the tradition is barbaric and senseless. Shirley Jackson illustrates to the reader how this barbaric tradition occurs by utilizing a third-person omnificent narrative, which also gives the reader insight into the history of the tradition and how societies understanding of it has changed due to the progression of time. Shirley…

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson presents irony throughout the story by showing the effect of how tradition can change a town, which also shows how government has control of the people. The town itself represents our country’s government and how much control they have over the people. Certain people throughout the story represent those in power in government and how power is distributed throughout a country, or in the story throughout a town. The objects that the people in the story obtain…

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    Similarities and differences span the passage, "Land of the Free" and the poem, "Fireworks". To begin, one similarity is the main idea that each things revolves around. This is a Fourth of July celebration. To prove this point, the poem "Fireworks" describes, "The ending celebration of this year's Fourth of July," ("Fireworks, line 6). This goes to show that it is on the Fourth of July. On the other hand, the selection, "Land of the Free" does not go out and specifically say that it is on this…

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    occasion. Wouldn't you want to change it? "The Lottery" tells of a village were they conduct a murder to have a good harvest. Jackson uses "The Lottery" to warn people of the dangers of blindly following tradition. Using characters like Tessie, Old Man Warner, and etc. we are able to see how this tradition is hurting the community. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, the villagers are slowly killing themselves by blindly following their tradition. The Lottery has been going on for many years…

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    time, the setting plays a big role in how the entire story plays out. The setting is where the entire story begins, even before the first chapter. In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" the setting is a small town, maybe about 200 people live in this town. This setting fits the story, because the very nature of the lottery requires a small town, too many people in one place lowers the odds, and might mike it unfair. Also, from a storytelling point of view, a smaller town can imply that this…

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    historically defined identity, and a source of a sense of safety, specialness, or difference” (Graburn 9). In these two different societies there are both many similarities and differences between them. “The Lottery” and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” are two stories that share a…

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    In her short story, “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson describes a small town’s obedience to tradition as villagers gather to determine which one of them will become that year’s human sacrifice. The lottery (considered a civic community event) takes place in the village square, in the corner of which is a pile of stones. As the villagers gather, the adults avoid the pile, but the young boys play near it, taking small stones to fill their pockets. The trappings of the lottery are described in detail…

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    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,…

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    person does something just because his ancestors did it before him, but the reason why has been lost. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost, they reveal the idea of following a certain tradition, but the characters do not really need the tradition anymore. In “The Lottery,” Jackson writes about a town coming together right before the harvest, and they have a lottery. The people draw out of a box and whoever draws the slip of paper with the black dot gets stoned…

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