Shirley Jackson

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…

A brief description of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is every June, in a small village, a raffle takes place to select the victim of their sacrificial ritual in the name of crop prosperity. To summarize Richard Connell's “The Most Dangerous Game”, Sanger Rainsford is castaway on an island populated solely by General Zaroff and his ally Ivan. Zaroff became dissatisfied with the big game he previously hunted and turned to “hunting” the people trapped on his islet. Within both pieces, the theme…

How might the children might be affected by the violence of the lottery. What will Davie Hutchinson be like when he is a teenager? The violence in “The Lottery” could perhaps give the children “PTSD”, because all of the horrors of watching a fellow neighbor or friend, getting stoned to death or even your own mother telling one of your siblings to go and die, and to jump in front of a bus would be very dramatising. So, the history of their past could always come back to them, and maybe start…

together, talking in hushed voices and hiding amongst each other, in fear that they would be the chosen one. While waiting for the ritual’s results, one whispers, “‘I hope it's not Nancy,’ and the sound of the whisper reached the edges of the crowd,” (Jackson 6). The gathering of residents become silent as they wait and listen for a name to be called, fearful that their name will rise and they will be sacrificed. Although no one truly approves of the ritual, not a single participant spoke out…

In the short story, “The Lottery”, Mr. Summers is a very powerful, but friendly man. He seems to have more time on his hands than others in this small community, despite the fact that he runs the local coal mine. His demeanor towards this particular event is somewhat lackluster. Mr. Summers is seen as a likable man because of the way he speaks with others. Before the event takes place, he makes small talk with the other gentleman nearby. He is also head of other events in the village such as…

1. The author used third person point of view for this story. She described an un-named village that held a lottery every year. Whoever was picked from the lottery, was stoned to death. The position the author had, knew the outcome of the story. Therefore, she did not use perceptive on any of the characters. She gave a lot of information on following tradition, customs, society issues, and barbarism was even practiced in this story. 2. If the story was written with an omniscient point of…

“The Possibility of Evil’’Quick Write In the story”The Possibility of Evil’’by Shirley Jackson uses several symbols to tell her story about Miss Strangeworth.In the story Shirley Jackson uses things to emphisize what symbol he is using to tell the story about Miss Strangeworth.Three symbols that Jackson uses to tell her story about Miss Strangeworth the street she lives on ,the roses and letters.Ms Strangeworth lives on a street called ‘’Pleasant street’’.The street Miss Strangeworth…

Taking the Helm in the Streets of Amsterdam Not too long ago, during the first week of the 2017 summer vacation, I found myself in a faraway place, a charming place that was Amsterdam, Netherlands. Specifically Vondelpark near the old part of the city. The park was a wonderful grassy haven surrounded by the sights and sounds of a bustling, lively city. The sky was cloudless, the air was warm and relaxing. The entire park quietly screamed at me to lay down and stay awhile. All the while I could…

Today we will be talking about the similarities and differences of two stories both written by the same author. Those stories go by the name of “The Lottery,” and “Charles.” Some similarities consist of a Plot twist, or dialogue, or even Foreshadowing. The differences consist of Symbolism, Static character, and Tone. We will go over the differences later but now let’s go over the similarities. We will start it off with a Plot Twist. In “The Lottery” for instance, the plot twist turned out…

Aunt Moon’s Young Man, Incarnation, Mending Wall We start with a short story about an intelligent Native-American woman having non-traditional values that has found love In Linda Hogan’s “Aunt Moon’s Young Man”. The plot itself is relatively simple: A dark, lean, full-blooded Indian, who comes to town on an autumn day just as the annual fair is about to begin, he excites the women with his exotic good looks as well as the fact that the man is "alive in his whole body." It’s easy to see that the…