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The Lottery With an exciting title like “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, one might have a happy, optimistic outlook on the short story they are about to read. Instead, “The Lottery” is a short story that takes place in a small rural town where one’s luck can change with a representation of a piece of paper. After reading the tale, one might feel like they just read an insert from a Stephen King horror story, but that is not how Jackson begins the journey. Once a year, the town’s people gather…

something of value. In the short story, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, Jackson took the meaning of the lottery and put a dark twist to it. Jackson gives an everyday feel to the story as if the annual ceremony “the lottery” is a peaceful day for the towns people. The reader infers that this is a positive outcome based on society’s understanding of what a lottery is; however, the lottery takes an unforeseen twist that turns deadly. Tessie Hutchinson is a character that is focused on in the…

this story were the China Figures and how they correspond with the Little Indian Poem. Each time someone had died, they died because of the poem. Each time someone did die, one china figure would disappear. “He was staring at the China figures in the centre of the table...I could’ve sworn there were ten of them” (Christie 74). This makes the mood suspicious because who knows who’s taking those figures away- or if they are even getting taken away. Maybe Mr. Rogers misplaced them. If not, what is…

due to people being attracted to the benefits of living in an urban area. These benefits include job opportunities, better standards of living, better healthcare, and better schools. 90% of the UKs population is currently living in urban areas like towns or cities. (BBC Bitesize, 2014) Along with the benefits, urbanisation has several consequences. These include excessive traffic, demand for more space, high costs of living, increase in slums, increase in health problems, and increase in crime.…

Abstract Under the influence of rapid urbanization and economic development, many Indian cities have doubled or tippled in terms of population and land use. As a result, many villages, abaadi area and settlement are situated in periphery of City and Town are engulfed, and named as Urban Villages and Urban Villages Ext. Similarly, Lal Dora area within the city is also comes under urban villages. Primary factors for urbanization is to get employment and better living condition as compare to rural…

cities increases while the proportion of people living in rural areas diminishes” (Boundless, par.1). Lately, the world is experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in history, and more than half of the world’s population nowadays is living in towns and cities. It is believed that by 2030, the number of people living in cities will “swell to about 5 billion” (UNFPA, par.1). Further, the United Nation Population Fund believes that “Urbanization has the potential to usher in a new era of…

Gendered Response to Urban Poverty and Inequality A Case Study of SDI 1. Introduction Urbanisation has accelerated in the global scale, especially in the Global South, with the urban population growing rapidly due to both natural growth and rural-urban migration. The living condition and lifestyles of people are changing along with different situations in transport, housing, employment and infrastructures. However, in the process of urbanisation, people of different genders, religions and…

there are many activities and hobbies people can participate in. There is an abundance of water parks, bowling alleys, shopping outlets, and restaurants. Since there are all of these nearby options, urbanites are more apt to enjoy the entertainment in town. The distance between a residence and a desired destination is very minute.…

of stones. The entire town has congregated for their annual lottery. In this seemingly typical all-American small town, the lottery is a long-standing, annual tradition, which precedes a corn healthy harvest. This day appears to be so ordinary to the townsfolk that one resident rushes to the gathering in the town square claiming she “clean forgot what day it was”. Other characters in the story engage in light-hearted banter as they discuss how foolish people in other towns are by stopping the…

of war and the people of the town,” (17). Limousines meant to carry ladies to “places of amusement,” now carry generals to “places of…