1. Symbolism in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery
... real personal life is bitter privately. Mr. Summers' name symbolizes the lottery activity is not an ordinary lottery. There are some agonizing things under cover of the lottery. Moreover, Mr. Grave, as an assistant of Mr. Summers during the lottery, the name further symbolizes the fate of the winner of the lottery. Each winner of the lottery has to die, and ... the tomb is only the winner's home after death. Mr. Grave only lowers his social status to be an assistant of Mr. Summers when the lottery is held each time. Mostly, Mr. Grave is a postmaster, an officer of a basic governmental u...
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- Grade Level: High School