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The Lottery
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When one thinks of a lottery, they imagine winning a large sum of money. Shirley Jackson uses the setting in to foreshadow an ironic ending. The peaceful and tranquil town described in this story has an annual lottery, and you can’t possibly guess what the “prize” is…
The author foreshadows an i ....
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....post office as key buildings surrounding the town square, but what about a church or courthouse? Surely these two buildings would also be in any traditional town square! is compared to the town’s celebration of Halloween, not a joyous celebration such as Christmas or Valentine’s Day-- but a rather dark, surreal, spooky, grotesque, and ominous holiday.
The reader is told that school has let out for the summer, and yet the “feeling of liberty sits uneasily” with the children- which is strange.... |
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