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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 proceedings. It is understood that the member of the family that draws the black dot is the person who will be stoned, and unfortunately, the wife had the black dot. Although she pleaded while the stones were collected, it is still assumed by the end of the story…

In the story “The Lottery,” written by Shirley Jackson, I was astonished by the outcome of Tessie being the winner, and yet she got stoned to death. The story was placed in 1948 in a small town where everybody knows everybody’s names. The theme of the story was that tradition isn’t always a good thing. The story shows that tradition should be questioned. This is my favorite story because it gets me thinking about my family’s traditions. The symbolism, foreshadowing, and irony in the story is…

Irony is the use of words in a way to convey a meaning that is opposite from the literal meaning. There are a few types of irony. Situational irony is when something happens that is the opposite of what is expected. Another type of irony is verbal irony is a contrast between the intended meaning of what is spoken and waht the apparent meaning is to the hearer. Lastly, dramatic irony is when the audience knows something a character does not. In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, she uses all three…

marijuana in someone 's system, difficulties would arise in controlling under the influence driving. Some believe there would be a rise in “stoned” accidents. Conversely, there are very few accidents noted due to marijuana compared to alcohol related accidents. Stoned drivers are more cautious than drunk drivers owing to the fact that cannabis decreases all reflexes. Stoned drivers tend to be more attentive and drive cars more slowly compared to risky drunk…

not say a word keeping the paper to herself. Mr. Hutchinson, her husband, comes over to “force the slip of paper out of her hand” revealing “the black spot” Mr. Summer’s made. (137). Meaning Tessie Hutchinson is the winner of the lottery and will be stoned. She exclaims “it isn’t fair, it isn’t right” when the villagers are “upon her” (137). How ironic that Mrs. Hutchinson is completely fine with someone else winning. But when she finds out it is her, it becomes unfair. Irony is found in many…

Tessie is not an image of the ideal female in the story, noting, "What will be stoned to death at the end of the account is a traditional image of the 'bad woman '" (360). Although Tessie 's dialogue and description reveal an almost revolutionary female character, her actions are not enough to change the gender roles in the village. Not only does her husband say, "Shut up," (Jackson 308), but Tessie also ends up being stoned to death in the…

hearts. They both seem to have taken place a long, long time ago. The lottery seems to have taken place in the western time frame if not farther back. The people is this story were stoned and for what I am not sure. Due to I did not find a reason for them to stone Mrs. Hutchinson’s. My understanding was she got stoned for drawling the black dot on the paper that her family drew out of the black box. The sad thing to me is that even the kids back in this time were helping do the stoning. Then…

short story written by Shirley Jackson an intelligent and influential author from the 20th century. Once a year the villagers gather in the town’s square to play the lottery every summer as a civic duty, unfortunately the winner of the lottery is stoned to death by the rest of the villagers. The townspeople have been practicing the “lottery” for over seventy years to control the population of the village. Jackson is able to include significant literary elements in the short story by using…

religion to unite all of Europe through force and wars. This can relate to countries that live under islamic law but to those in the us who want the US to be under God. There are still countries that live under Sharia Law and there are homosexuals being stoned and inequalities between men and women. Having these ideals be forced upon children in schools and taking away freedoms because of sexuality. The 1st and 14th amendment in the US protects us from these extremists but that doesn’t stop…

cross, then why would the villagers be using it for holding the black box on top symbolizing death. Many of these villagers knew that the three legged stool was a religious object, yet still choose to use it for the winner of “ the lottery” to get stoned to death. ““The Lottery” represents any action, behavior, or idea that is passed down from one generation to the next that’s accepted and followed unquestioningly, no matter how illogical, bizarre, or cruel.” “The Lottery” is all about…