Lottery Essays

Is the story of the lottery a true to life story or its just a fiction that imagined by its author to say a lesson life? Is preserving a culture is a must even if it’s a violent? What is the real meaning of the story of the lottery? There …

“The Lottery” by Jackson, is a short story which talks about a tradition which comes up once a year in a little village of about 300 natives. In the lottery process, one person is selected randomly and heinously stoned to death. Tessie Hutchinson is the victim of this social disturbing …

Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Lottery in Babylon” reveals man’s inseparable belief in ‘chance,’ such as that there are moments in life where one cannot simply dictate the turn of events. This can be evidently seen in the main plot of the story which is that all the activities are determined …

Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” is a conflict between morality and tradition, and how individuals can be blindly led to committing immoral acts under the illusion that these traditions sacred.  This is the main theme that ruminates throughout the narrative.  The plot consists of a small town of about …

‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson is “possibly the most widely known American short story” (Coulthard 226) of a time. Yet critics, ever since the story’s publication during the post-World War years, have never managed to agree upon the meaning of the story or its significance. Interpretations vary widely ranging from …

A classic piece of literature becomes a classic when it is able to traverse artistic, historical and scientific realms in an integrative and entertaining manner. “The Lottery” is one such piece of literature that continuous to hold debates among its readers. “While most critics concede that it was Jackson’s intention …

Tessie Hutchinson’s scream was drowned by the villagers’ cries and the sound of stones thudding into flesh.  Old Man Warner was shouting: “Be careful, folks! Look where you aim!”  Like  a boy delighted to see a squirming grasshopper overrun by ants, he urged on the villagers, now jostling and squealing …

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a shocking short story which occurs in the unlikeliest of settings, a small village with a population of 300 people, for violence that is not restricted but rather, implemented by an outdated tradition which highlights both hypocrisy and fanaticism.  Therefore, for a story of …

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 …

The story ‘The Lottery’ was written by Shirley Jackson, throughout the piece the author builds up suspense towards the climax. The story takes place in a small village, where the people are close and tradition is paramount. A yearly event, called the lottery, is one in which one person in …