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According to Shirley Jackson herself, “The Lottery” was written to address the issue of anti-Semitism which she thought of during her folklore class in college. In addition, the New York Times writer Kip Orr says that “The Lottery” was meant to “show, in microcosm, how the forces of belligerence, persecution, and vindictiveness are, in mankind, endless and traditional and that their targets are chosen without reason” (“The Lottery”…

At times, while it may not be clear, symbols may seemed like it’s the most insignificant thing in the story until the very end where in it is revealed to the readers. “The Lottery”, a story written by Shirley Jackson, is about a town that is practicing the act of sacrificing people for prosperity through the use of a lottery. The two main symbols that was used in this story is the rocks that the kids gather up, which represent a rite of passage, and the object used in the lottery itself the…

According to Dylan Prvozell’s presentation “Shirley Jackson”, Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco, California on December 14, 1916, but she was raised in Burlingame, California. When she was seventeen she attended the University of Rochester in New York, and while there she figured out that the classes she took did not fit her capabilities so transferred to Syracuse. An interesting fact that Provozell mentioned in his presentation about Jackson is that she wrote over a thousand words a…

wife and baby. “He went around to the car windows and, making a job of it, scraped away the ice. He turned off the motor and sat awhile. And then he got out and went back inside.” It impacts the meaning because the boy finally starts to accept the new role of being a father and a husband. Finally, when the boy spills the syrup, waffles, bacon, and butter, it connects to the title,“Everything Stuck to Him.” However, it invites speculation that it symbolizes the story that the boy tells to his…

Points 1. First, I explained how this cricket ball represents my passion for cricket and my motivation to move forward in life. 2. Second, I discussed how cricket has inspired me to work at an indoor sporting facility and propel athletes to reach new heights. 3. Finally, I told you how working at a sporting facility motivates me to continue working towards my goals. B. With these examples, you can now see how this cricket ball has helped shaped my past, is relevant in my present, and…

The two novels, The Giver and 1984 have similarities in character settings and they are both dystopian worlds created by the authors. However, the main themes delivered by the two authors are different. Although there are many similarities in the two stories, there is also a difference. The messages the both authors want to tell the readers through the stories are different. The theme of The Giver is the significance of memory to human life. The author, Lowis Lowry decided to write this book…

Many books are similar because of the characters qualities and situations that occur throughout the story. In the novel Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, follows 48 hours of Holden Caulfield, a young troubled child. He goes through many mental and emotional changes throughout the novel, much like Jim Stark, in the movie, Rebel without a Cause. This movie, directed by Nicholas Ray, examines the life of a constant moving teen, and the conflict he occurs while trying to fit in. Although…

In john Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, the reader is introduced to many characters, all having their own limitations. Two of those characters, Lennie Small and George…, are both introduced to the readers right away. In this impactful novella, one can learn about how cruel life really is, and how broken the american dream can be. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck crafts his character Lennie in order to demonstrate the dehumanization of the mentally challenged and how the creation of false…

In both “The Big Cat” and “You’ll apologize if you have to”, we see stories that are about having control of your life and to not be afraid of change. They follow very similar narrative structures that led from an initial problem to a conflict in the middle of the story and finished with an open ending. In the open ending the readers were allowed to control the end of the story, which I believe ties into the main world idea of each story. “The Big Cat”, by Erdrich, started the exposition with…

Lab 13: The Surprising Science of Happiness 1. In the Tedtalk given by Dan Gilbert, he talks about lottery winners and paraplegics and asks the audience which one we would prefer? He did this because most people would just assume that the lottery winners would naturally be happier. His point, however, was that despite what most would think, lottery winners were not much happier than their control group and both the lottery winners and control group were only slightly happier than paraplegics.…