The Lottery The community has no real knowledge of this ceremony. It seems ridiculous that a community would cling to such a barbaric tradition‚ especially when they don’t even know the correct way to do it. It becomes apparent this community is very weak-minded. Even the way they congregated at the lottery was done systematically in a sexist way. This community could be convinced to do anything. There are so many points in the story that show these people know nothing of the lottery’s history.
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Assignment 1. Were you surprised by the ending of the story? If not‚ at what point did you know what was going to happen? How does Jackson start to foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3? Conversely‚ how does Jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town? A: No‚ I wasn’t because it’s a lottery. I wouldn’t be surprised on what happens in a lottery. That there was going to be very immature acting in the story. That there was going to be some hints
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References: Froelich‚ Vera P.‚ and Jennifer Halle. " ’ ’ Explicator." Explicator 56.4 (Summer 1998): 213-215 Oehlschlaeger‚ Fritz. "The Stoning of Mistress Hutchinson: Meaning and Context in ’The Lottery ’." Essays in Literature 15.2 (Fall 1988): 259-265 Shurgot‚ Michael. "Imagery and Structure in Nadine Gordimer ’s ’Once upon a Time ’." Journal of Literary Studies 24.3 (2008): 54+.Literature
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My two books for this comparison essay are “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. “The Lottery” is about the towns people drawing out slips of paper and seeing who gets the slip of paper with the black pencil dot; whereas The Hunger Games is about Katniss taking her sister’s place when she she’s called into the Hunger Games and trying to survive in the arena with Peeta in the Hunger Games. This book ends with Katniss and Peeta winning the Hunger Games and the two
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ground with the blowing scraps of paper that had come out of the box. (265) The use of stones‚ like the black box‚ is one of the few original traditions still kept. Apart from the lottery‚ the village seems to be a quaint and civilized community. Stoning is a very brutal and outdated technique‚ yet it is used by the villagers. The villagers do not hesitate to use the stones on whomever the lottery has chosen. They revert from their peaceful façade to people who are capable of gruesome and unmerciful
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arrived at the ritual late and made playful banter with the person in charge of the drawing‚ Mr. Summers. Due to her laid back attitude concerning the lottery‚ she obviously does not think much of it‚ and most likely would’ve participated in the stoning if anyone else had drawn the dotted slip of paper‚ but when Bill draws the fateful piece of paper‚ she all of a sudden opposes the lottery. The lottery takes place because‚ as Old Man Warner says‚ “Lottery in June‚ corn be heavy soon‚” which tells
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The first in a bar‚ the second in a plane‚ and the last in an unidentified but confining place. In the first stanza‚ Henry is unhappy and drunk. He is even compared to St.Stephen who was stoned to death. The word “stoned” can refer to the act of stoning but in this case it means under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The second stanza seems to be the complete opposite of the first. In the second‚ Henry is very happy‚ almost ecstatic about flying on an airplane. The last stanza has a very frantic
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movie people game Davie a big rock. In the story‚ they gave him a little pebble. Also‚ in the story Tessie was circled by a shed. In the movie she was circle by everybody. She wasn’t up against anything‚ everybody just got really close and started stoning her. In conclusion‚ there were many differences between the movie and the story The Lottery. In conclusion‚ that was a story about The Lottery. Both of the two versions were effective to the theme. The movie was better. It gave more detail about
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Running head: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT‚ RIGHT OR WRONG? 1 Capital Punishment‚ Right or Wrong? Daniel Dunham St. Petersburg College Author Note This paper was prepared for SLS 1101 The College Experience‚ taught by Professor Gallagher. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT‚ RIGHT OR WRONG? 2 Personal views on Capital Punishment The act of a human being murdered by one or more of their own
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“The Lottery” is a dynamic short story with several motifs and ideas such as the power behind tradition and family. However‚ more importantly‚ it has a strong over arching theme that captures the dynamic nature of the short story: outer appearances can be deceiving. This reoccurring theme is illustrated by the idea of the lottery‚ and the nature of humanity as depicted in the story: weak and evil. The theme‚ outer appearances can be deceiving‚ is depicted by the short story’s concept of a lottery
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