Stoned

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 beginning of the story, the setting is a very…

throughout the stories and influences the ending of the story, not only for the characters, but also for the reader. “The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson. An annual lottery takes place which ultimately results with the winner being stoned. The use of irony is present from the beginning of the story when Tessie Hutchinson, the story’s protagonist, arrives to the town-hall meeting late, which sets apart from the crowd. Furthermore, situational irony is present because the…

stories about a town in England that is entangled in a trap of following traditions even though the traditions are not of their best interests. The town holds an annual lottery where one member of the society is randomly selected for sacrifice and gets stoned by the rest of the villagers. The story goes on to reveal that these gruesome traditions that goon in the village for decades despite the fact that no one really knows about its origin (Jackson, 43). According Vickery, Jackson creates this…

initially expect to include violent actions. The majority of the story is fairly unrevealing about this tradition within these towns, until close to the end. The realization that the tradition is to have families draw papers to decide who will be stoned to death makes one wonder why such an annual event is still something these characters want to take part…

In the story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, it is demonstrated how easily modern day people accept horrific things if the idea is culturally accepted. In this story the author demonstrates how easily people can be influenced to do evil if it is culturally accepted by continuing a ritual that had been practiced by the townspeople for many years. In the set of 1950’s modern day era in a New England small town, the story shows the life of people, in order to survive, one person each year was…

In the literary work "The Lottery” the author Shirley Jackson describes a tale that is shocking, inhumane, and disturbing. When it originally was released in the year of 1948 it is noted that she received hundreds of letters, but only thirteen spoke kindly to her (Shirley Jackson, 63-67). People of that time period did not know the meaning of the story and it frightened them. But even more disturbing, I believe, Jackson wanted emphasize the fact of the social evils that still exist in modern…

and the one to get a piece of paper with a black dot gets stoned to death. The person who “won” was Bill Hutchinson and his wife Tessie Hutchinson immediately started protesting, saying “ You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair!” (Jackson). If thought about we all know Tessie has been raised knowing about this event and even participating in it, but once it had to do with her husband being stoned she found this yearly event unfair. Which goes to…

realize the effects. Even Mr.Summers tried telling them that the box for the lottery isn’t right but no one listened to him they just minded their own business, and blew it off, and acting if it didn’t apply to their lives too. Families have to be stoned to death if their name is picked by their own neighbors and community, that is a tragic experience to have to do to the people who you know and grew up with. I would never do that even if its tradition, I would keep trying and bringing it up,…

idea what is going to happen after she draws the ticket. This small detail adds to the irony of the whole story. Before Mrs. Hutchinson was chosen to die, she had no problem with the cruel and brutal tradition, but after she is the chosen one to be stoned to death, she starts to yell and scream saying it is…

Each family member will choose a slip of paper to see who has the black dot. In addition, Mrs. Hutchinson received the black slip of paper and she will get stoned to death. The author states, “ I think we ought to start over,” Mrs. Hutchinson said, as quietly as possible “(Jackson 7). Tessie wants to start over because she has a really good feeling that her family got the black slip of paper. Also it states…