![]() ![]() ![]() All but one of them are empty, and one ticket has a black dot. “The Lottery” depicts a few moments from the life of a remote village in America. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson: Summary Nobody questions local customs in this remote American village, and its inhabitants are not concerned about the atrocities that happen there. In this short story, Jackson shows what people are capable of when terrible things are justified by traditions. People are excited about the lottery, they prepare tickets and are ready to kill whoever turns out to be the least lucky person in the village. The author shows that such a tradition is perceived by people as something absolutely normal. ![]() When the story takes place, nobody remembers why such a tradition exists but nobody questions it. Such a lottery has been a tradition for many years and it was initially aimed to ensure a good harvest. This isn’t a regular lottery but rather a gruesome event which implies that friends and family members should randomly select someone in the village and stone them to death. The story revolves around an annual lottery. This story quickly became popular because of the psychological themes wrapped in a bizarre narrative so readers have a lot of room for analysis. This “The Lottery” essay will focus on the analysis of the main plot wrists and themes of the short story written by Shirley Jackson in 1948. ![]()
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