Paschal, "an author's use of time, place, and .
            
  Even though the setting in a literary work proves successful in achieving .
            
the author's desired outcome, readers often neglect its importance.  Using realism, the .
            
author brings the reader into his work and the environment feels natural to him.  Setting .
            
can influence what the character does.  His environment may contribute to his.
            
personality, values, attitudes, and problems.  Organization provides the familiarity of a .
            
setting, allowing the reader to form a mental picture of the scene.  Through detailed .
            
illustrations the author sets the atmosphere or mood of their work.  Irony in setting allows .
            
the reader various insights of a literary work than what was initially presented .
            
(Paschal 46-49). For example, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery- initially offers a sense of .
            
calmness and peace in an ordinary town and leaves the reader in shock with the stoning .
            
of a random member in the community.  First, Jackson uses the aspect of time to describe .
            
the season the work takes place. She writes, "June 27th was clear and sunny, with the .
            
fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass .
            
was richly green- (138).  Secondly, Jackson sets the location of the literary work in the .
            
town square between the post office and the bank, leaving the reader to believe this is a .
            
small town. Lastly, she uses props such as smooth, round stones and the lottery box.  In .
            
analyzing the setting of "The Lottery,"" Jackson successfully shows that civilization often .
            
uses cruel and savage acts in the name of tradition.
            
	The  first important analysis of setting in Jackson's "The Lottery- is the aspect of .
            
time in which the story takes place.  Time is crucial in a literary setting as it allows the .
            
reader to identify and place himself in the environment the author creates for him.  .
            
Jackson writes, "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of.