... shown how disobedience itself can result in the consequences of being obedient. In "The Lottery" Mrs. Hutchinson shows up to the yearly event late claiming to have forgotten the date and further justifies her tardiness as having to get her kitchen clean. Unfortunately she pulls the dot and ... hence I feel strong" (305). However, people can never be at ease with disobedience because people are afraid of having to make decisions on their own. How can people decide what rules their lives should be governed by when people can't decide whether to have a child or ... terminate their pregnan...

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... are not the words of Shirley Jackson, but rather a fairly accurate description of Tessie as viewed on screen. The literature could not place a mental picture of that magnitude, by just reading it, however, the film version gives a giant glass window into the tone of the scene. ... "_______________________ _______________________" (Jackson 461, Movie). Had this much feeling and emotion been identified when Tessie says, "I almost forgot what day it was," reading the literature version of the story, one would understand just how important that scene was in the development of Tessie's char...

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... takes place in, the behavior that the villagers have towards the tradition, and in some ways it is expressed verbally in various situations. From the first sentence on, it is described that the setting of The Lottery takes place in what is thought to be a pleasant day filled with traditions and celebration. The surroundings ... day and the villagers could be less then interested to be there any longer then they have to be. In the same way, Mr. Summers says, "Little late today, folks" (Jackson, Pg.1). Implying it is not an event seen as formal, that it is just another thing that the villag...

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... created so much outrage in the readers simply because the story was written shortly after World War II, the lottery could be cancelled but instead it goes on and the story ended rapidly and appalling. The story which unravels in "The Lottery," is a good example of what could happen to us, if it ... With War World II ending in 1945 and "The Lottery,"" published just a short three years later, it is no surprise that readers had outrage and concern reading it the first time. This story has a strong relationship to the experiences of the war. Jackson fails to mention to the reader the locati...

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... from normal or peaceful. Jackson, continuously uses the setting to creates a mood of peacefulness and tranquility. This creates an image of a typical small farming community on a normal summer day. This setting foreshadows an ironic ending that is far from normal or peaceful. "The Lottery", by Shirley Jackson, displays numerous examples ... casual eye. Up to this point in the story, Jackson, shows nothing out of the ordinary which would reflect an ironic ending, but upon further reading of the story, the audience catches glimpses of the unusual nature of this community. First, she sets t...

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... from normal or peaceful. Jackson, continuously uses the setting to creates a mood of peacefulness and tranquility. This creates an image of a typical small farming community on a normal summer day. This setting foreshadows an ironic ending that is far from normal or peaceful. "The Lottery", by Shirley Jackson, displays numerous examples ... casual eye. Up to this point in the story, Jackson, shows nothing out of the ordinary which would reflect an ironic ending, but upon further reading of the story, the audience catches glimpses of the unusual nature of this community. First, she sets t...

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... from normal or peaceful. Jackson, continuously uses the setting to creates a mood of peacefulness and tranquility. This creates an image of a typical small farming community on a normal summer day. This setting foreshadows an ironic ending that is far from normal or peaceful. "The Lottery", by Shirley Jackson, displays numerous examples ... casual eye. Up to this point in the story, Jackson, shows nothing out of the ordinary which would reflect an ironic ending, but upon further reading of the story, the audience catches glimpses of the unusual nature of this community. First, she sets t...

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... let out so you know that it is early summer. The setting of the town is described like any normal village. Shirley Jackson also stresses on the beauty of the day and the brilliance of nature. She describes the grass as "richly green" and that "the flowers were blooming profusely ... portrays that everyone is coming together for what seems to be an enjoyable, festive, even celebratory occasion. Even when the ill-fated Mrs. Hutchinson is late, everyone laughs. The reader stills believes that the lottery is a good, positive thing. Up to this point, Shirley Jackson has not pointed out anythi...

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... New Yorker, 1948, p. 5) The fact is that people already forgot the original purpose of this ritual but in spite of that they still keep on practising it. These townspeople, including Old Man Warner, believe that if they quit the lottery, something bad will happen. From this point of view, the ... Summers has a different attitude to this tradition than Old Man Warner but on the other side and in a certain way their opinions about the lottery are much more similar than a reader can realise after the first reading of the story. Warner deeply sticks to this ritual, he is strongly convinced ...

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• Grade Level: High School