When one thinks of a lottery, they imagine winning a large sum of money. Shirley Jackson uses the setting in The Lottery to foreshadow an ironic ending. The peaceful and tranquil town described in this story has an annual lottery, and you can't possibly guess what the "prize" is .
The author foreshadows an ironic ending at the very beginning by establishing a cheerful setting. The story occurs "around ten o"clock" on June twenty-seventh, a time of day that is very bright and joyous and a time of year that is warm and makes people feel happy. The town's physical setting also contributes to the overall "normal" feeling of the story. The grass is described as "richly green," and the flowers are "blossoming profusely.".
An ironic ending is also foretold by the town's setting being described as one of normalcy. The town square is described as being "between the post office and the bank;" every normal town has these buildings, which are essential for day-to-day functioning. The townspeople also establish a normal, comfortable setting for the story. The children are doing what all-typical kids do, playing boisterously and gathering rocks. The women of the town are doing what all-stereotypical females do, "exchanging bits of gossip." The men are being average males by chatting about boring day-to-day tasks like "planting and rain, tractors and taxes." .
Despite this comfortable and normal setting, there are hints of the town's unusualness that foreshadow a surprise ending. For example, the lottery is being held "around ten o"clock" in the morning, which is an unusual time because in most towns all the adults would be working during mid-morning. In addition, the author mentions a bank and post office as key buildings surrounding the town square, but what about a church or courthouse? Surely these two buildings would also be in any traditional town square! The lottery is compared to the town's celebration of Halloween, not a joyous celebration such as Christmas or Valentine's Day-- but a rather dark, surreal, spooky, grotesque, and ominous holiday.
Escape and interpretive essay "The Lottery" is a story that appeals to the discriminating reader. ... "The Lottery" begins with descriptive images of a summer morning. ... The interpretive aspect in "the Lottery" has many forms. ... When Tessie wins or in hindsight loses the lottery, she pleads for another chance and screams for mercy. ... The lottery also serves as a display of what should not, and probably will not be repeated. ...
One of the most important evidence of symbolism throughout the essay is the symbolic black box. ... The setting of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" takes place on a clear, sunny June day. ... Graves before he could have the right to be the official of the lottery. ... He tells that there has "always been a lottery" (81). ... In "The Lottery", the innocent person who needed to sacrifice was Mrs. ...
From the beginning, the villagers rush the lottery and expect it to last "less than two hours," (144). ... Also, as the conductor of the lottery, Mr. ... Because the lottery remains a tradition in the village the people merely participate in and accept the act as an ordinary event. ... Davy, too young to understand the lottery, has no choice but to join in on the act to ensure that he will accept it as tradition. ... Other people may have taken notice of the suggestion, yet give it no more thought and continue with the lottery. ...
In "The Lottery" the author, Shirley Jackson, takes her audience on a trip of deception and creates a shock ending that makes you want to cringe. There is no identifiable time setting for this short story, but when I read the essay I envisioned the story being set in medieval era. ... "The Lottery" is a wonderful story in a very dark way. ...
"The Lottery" examines society's changing traditions, or lack thereof. ... "The Lottery" is told in chronological order, starting with the townspeople gathering in the town square and ending with the winner of the lottery's prize. ... "The Lottery" begins with a description of the setting. ... Used to be a saying about "Lottery I June, corn be heavy soon." ... They"re always been a lottery" (275). ...
• Life among the Savages (semiautobiographical essays), 1953. ... • The Lottery (single story), 1983. ... • The Lottery and Other Stories, 1991. ... Criticism of Shirley Jackson The Stoning of Mistress Hutchinson: Meaning and Context in 'The Lottery' Critic: Fritz Oehlschlaeger Source: Essays in Literature, Vol. ... Fritz Oehlschlaeger, The Stoning of Mistress Hutchinson: Meaning and Context in 'The Lottery', in Essays in Literature, Vol. ...
In this essay I"m going to analyze the setting of the story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. ... The story "The Lottery" takes place in a small village, and it was a beautiful morning of June 27th. ... It was 10:00 o"clock in the morning and the lottery took less than 2 hours. There about three hundred of people in the town participating in the lottery. Every family of the town participates obligatory in the lottery. ...
In Follow the Leader to the Next Fad essay, it is mentioned how people can go from the very simple to the extreme to satisfy their ego. ... Another behavior of herd mentality could be the purchase of lottery tickets. ... The millions of dollars in the lottery make people get obsess to win just one time that they spend thousand of dollars buying tickets, knowing there is very few who win. ... Buying lottery tickets is a waste of money and time; people should be more interested in how to earn it not how to give it away. Although playing the lottery is a random game, it is a fact that peopl...
In the essay, the author provides great imagery for her horrific view. ... Other imagery was used through out the essay that describe the wind. ... The author uses good syntax in this essay by varying her sentence lengths. ... That is say that someone won the lottery and killed himself. ... Lastly, the first sentence of the essay is proven wrong at the end of the essay. ...
