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“First they Came”. “The Lottery” By: Shirley Jackson is about a tradition in a small village with about 300 people on June 27. Everyone in the village gets a paper slip and if it has a black dot on it you get stoned by the village and die. “First they Came” By: Martin Niemoller is about an anti-Nazi who was not taken at first by the Nazis but is later taken by them after not speaking out for others before he was taken. Both “The Lottery by: Shirley Jackson and “First they Came” by Martin…

Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery,” is about a village of three hundred people, taking their chances in a ritualistic drawing. Jackson writes the story in third person, to show emphasis on all of the characters that are included. Consequently, Jackson shows the irony of the Lottery ceremony in this village, since it isn’t to win money or a prize; it is to win your fate of your life by being stoned to death. By this means, it is apparent that Tessie Hutchinson was the one who suffered a…

chance, and it could be used for a special school program, a prize, or of course, money. This is not the case in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. A small town conducts a lottery every year in the summertime to sacrifice a member of the community for the well being and prosperity of the town. This tradition completely disgraces its title. In the story, Jackson uses matter-of-fact details about the setting, the townspeople, and the traditions associated with the yearly lottery to initially mask…

Blind obedience is a huge theme that Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” revolves around. In her short story, Jackson presents a village in which an annual lottery is held on the 27th of June. Instead of receiving something rewarding, the “winner” is actually the loser and is stoned by the community. The story reflects on the brutality and underlying American values and how we are so susceptible to control and authority. Through the symbols presented in this short story, the reader better…

“The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, is a short story about an annual tradition practiced by the villagers of a small town. On a warm day in late June, villagers gather in the square to participate in a lottery run by Mr. Summers. The children arrive first and begin collecting stones. Mr. Summers calls various men come forward to a black wooden box to take their slips of paper. Once every man has chosen, Mr. Summers allows people to open the paper and see who has been selected. It is Bill…

The two short stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner share some similarities and also have some differences. “The Lottery” is about a mysterious and ultimately shocking event that happens annually in an unknown town. “A Rose for Emily” is about a recently deceased woman named Emily who has not had the best life, with a plot twist at the end. A few similarities between the two stories include the mood, the concept of tradition, the presence of death,…

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story that takes place in the warm morning of June 27th in a small town of a couple hundred people, and it describes an annual and traditional event in the town. The event known as “The Lottery” is to sacrifice the winner to death using victimization and cruelty justifying these acts as a tradition. Even though, there are many point of view and interpretations about what this short story carry out, this section is rich and diverse concerning symbolism,…

Thesis statement: In this story “The lottery” Shirley Jackson explains about the how human beings change their nature depending on the situation. The character of Tessie Hutchinson is used by Shirley Jackson to explain the selfish human nature. This story “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson has tried to explain about one of the traits of human being. In the introduction of the story, author explains about the pleasant weather and calm and clear environment. But as the story continues this area which…

Symbols in “The Lottery” What is in a name? In literature, names of characters and places often play into the meaning of the text. The characters in, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, Mr. Summers, Mr. Graves, Mr. Warner, and Tessie Hutchinson have many ironic or hidden meanings such as leadership, tradition, death, and fate. These names in the story help play into the opposition of the text and the meaning of the story and also help it fit into the deconstruction theory. First, a smaller…

Sustained Analysis: The Lottery This passage creates a bigger picture that can be related to our world today. The lottery is like any tradition that is blindly followed and left unquestioned for current generations. The lottery is essentially morally wrong however, no one questions it until, ultimately, they are the chosen ones. The passage describes the way in which Mr. Summers spoke to Bill, which was “formally.” Mr. Summers asks him, “How many kids, Bill?” This word choice helps to develop…