1. Symbolism in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery
... obligation of safeguarding own children as a mother and completely shows her selfish trait. After ending the second drawing, her two teenager children Nancy and Bill, Jr., "both beamed and laughed, turning around to the crowd" (141) because they are not chosen; her husband Bill is also not chosen, but he listens to Mr. Summers' order to vehemently open her hand to show ... her slip, which means she is chosen, to the crowd. Mrs. Hutchinson's kids do not care about losing their mom soon and ... forever; her husband neither wants to protect her nor stands her side. Not only such, when the...
- Word Count: 2165
- Approx Pages: 9
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School