ipl-logo

Analysis Of Sacrifice In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

274 Words2 Pages

Shirley Jackson's “The Lottery” contains several powerful messages.First the message of sacrifice is taught to us. We see this in the story when old man Warner says “ Used to be a saying about ‘Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon”. This Quote shows us as readers the selflessness of the people in the village. If they win the lottery there willing to sacrifice their life to help the crops grow well to support the families of the village. Next we see the irony of the lottery. In the story they state all of the things Mr. Summers runs “The lottery was conducted--as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program--by Mr. Summers”. All of the activities they list have a positive outcome, except for the lottery. As readers we see the

Show More
Related

  • Interpretive Essay: The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

    520 Words  | 3 Pages

    Mr. Summers is stated as a “round-faced, jovial man” on page 15, lines 52-53. It seems that he doesn’t enjoy the lottery because he is described as sober. tPage 16, lines 78-82, proves just how long the lottery has

    Read More

  • Sacrifice In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

    262 Words  | 2 Pages

    In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery, the author uses a theme that says that people never stick up for one another until they are being harmed or punished by the same problem. In the book The Lottery the townsmen come together to have an annual stoning, which helps them believe that the sacrifice will bring a good year's harvest. This quote from the text lets us see why no one cared to stand up for her, ""It isn't fair," she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head. "

    Read More

  • The Lottery Tradition Analysis

    569 Words  | 3 Pages

    Many people would die to win the lottery; in the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson you would do anything NOT to win this lottery. This annual lottery reveals the negative aspects of this town’s Tradition, Savagery, Barbarism, and cold-heartedness. In this paper I will show why this town blindly follows these customs, not because it’s a tradition but because of the accepting wickedness that can be shown. Why does the town follow this foolish tradition? Throughout “The Lottery” the narrator tells that the people do not remember how the lottery began, and that some of the older people believe the lottery has changed over the years, that now people just want to get it over with as fast as possible.

    Read More

  • Sacrifice In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

    351 Words  | 2 Pages

    , 20, 2016 The Lottery is an interesting book and here is why. Everybody is enthusiastic about a sacrifice. They are also happy to participate in the day.

    Read More

  • Sacrifice And Human Nature In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

    1539 Words  | 7 Pages

    Prompt 1: Sacrifice and Human Nature In this paper, I will be comparing and contrasting the understanding of sacrifice and human nature in the context of Genesis 22:1-19 in the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. I will begin by exploring how desensitization to actions through repetition is a natural aspect of human nature. “The Lottery” provides insights into how repeated acts can shape our responses and perceptions. Additionally, I will explore evidence that demonstrates how our responses to higher entities or institutions are influenced by our culture.

    Read More

  • Shirley Jackson The Lottery Quote Analysis

    549 Words  | 3 Pages

    'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' Probably one of the most famous quotes from Shirley Jackson’s story points on people ‘s misleading trust in traditionalized events. The lottery is seen as a tradition that must be followed, even though the townspeople don't understand the purpose of it. This shows that the townspeople are not interested in questioning the tradition, even though it could have deadly consequences. This quote is also connected with another aspect of society, which Shirley Jackson had criticised: the mysticism.

    Read More

  • Annotated Bibliography: The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

    2309 Words  | 10 Pages

    Reading Level (Lexile): 1230. , Database: MasterFILE Premier This source is incredible for its incredible recognition of the irony and symbolism that is represented in “The Lottery”. The source really states that the “The Lottery” is the underpinning definition of post-World War 2. The date of the lottery and irony of the characters names that Shirley Jackson presents, all convey a meaning that is even more shocking than the conclusion of the story.

    Read More

  • Symbolism And Realism In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

    1031 Words  | 5 Pages

    The story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story of horror and realism. On June 27th on a late summer morning, the villagers of a small New England village gatherd together in the town square to conduct their annual lottery. There is a black box on a stool and in the box there is pieces of paper in the box. Each person from a family get one paper from the black box even the children get a piece of paper and every stayed quiet and nervouse. Then Bill Hutchinson looked at the paper and notice that he got the black dot.

    Read More

  • The Negative Consequences Of Tradition In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

    467 Words  | 2 Pages

    The tradition of the lottery has been carried out for so long in this village that nobody even knows the reason for its occurring in the first place and nobody questions it. When Old Man Warner, the oldest man in the village, is told about other villages giving up the tradition of the lottery, he says that they are, “[A] pack of crazy fools [...]. There [has] always been a lottery [...]” (Jackson, 4). There is no reason why there has always been a lottery except that every year on June 27th, they held the lottery.

    Read More

  • Examples Of Human Sacrifice In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

    614 Words  | 3 Pages

    “Why are violence and the sacred so intertwined? Why is death seen as necessary to renew life?” —Micheal Wood From the grotesque brutality of the Aztecs to the inhumane slaying by the celtics; ritualistic human sacrifice has been practiced throughout history. Various cultures use society sanctioned killings for reasons such as to appease a higher power, predicting the future and up holding superstition. Sacrifice is best exemplified in Shirley Jackson’s short essay, “The Lottery” in which each year a community stones a fellow citizen in attempts to assure healthy crops.

    Read More

  • Sacrificial Ruals In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

    788 Words  | 4 Pages

    Power of the Gods For generation, human society is constantly changing throughout history and many of those changes are the extreme religious beliefs that many people practices. Such as “sacrificial rituals”. In “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson had written a novel about a small town that does sacrificial ritual once every year because they believe it would help the crops grow well in the summer. The process of this ritual is done by a random selection from a lottery box by each members of household and if a person draws a paper with a black dot on it, that person will be stone to death by the town folks. During the Iron Age, sacrificial rituals is commonly used around the countries such as Mexico, Egypt, China, and numerous of others countries and small tribes because they believe that it would please a divine being that is known to be alive.

    Read More

  • Thesis For The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

    650 Words  | 3 Pages

    “The Lottery”, a short story by Shirley Jackson, is about a lottery that takes place in a small village. The story starts off with the whole town gathering in the town square, where Mr. Summers holds the lottery. Once everyone gathers, every family draws a slip of paper out of an old black box, and the family with the black mark on their paper gets picked. After that, each family member older than 3 years of age re-draws a slip of paper again and this time, the person with the black mark on their paper gets picked as the “lucky winner” of the lottery. In this short story, after the Hutchinson family gets drawn, Tessie Hutchinson is declared “winner” of the lottery, with her reward is being stoned to death.

    Read More

  • The Lottery Argumentative Essay

    691 Words  | 3 Pages

    Throughout centuries, traditions and rituals have had the ability to control one’s behavior. In Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery”, she tells the reader of a small village. On the surface, this community may seem relatively normal. However, despite the picturesque appeal, this falsely serene village has a distinct deceitful flaw. On June 27th, every year, a lottery takes place.

    Read More

  • Symbolism And Themes In The Lottery, By Shirley Jackson

    1474 Words  | 6 Pages

    “The Lottery” is an realism/horror story written by Shirley Jackson. The story is about some villagers of a small New England town who follow the tradition of making a lottery every year. When it comes, they like to celebrate it with the correct rules and the correct objects so they can feel more comfortable. Everyone need to take a slip of paper from a small black box, and the paper with a black dot in it means that the family is the winner, then they raffle again; Bill Hutchinson, who was the husband of the protagonist Tessie Hutchinson picked a paper with a black dot in it, that meant that Tessie was the winner of the lottery, then she starts complaining because the drawing was not conducted properly. At the end, the townspeople moved off to a cleared spot outside the town and they begin stoning her to death (Jackson).

    Read More

  • Analysis Of The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

    200 Words  | 1 Pages

    The lottery is set in a seemingly nice town, on a nice summer’s day. The story opens with children playing and adults talking as they gather about ordinary things. They are all gathering to await the lottery. Soon the suspense begins to build with the plot as you begin to feel the tense within the town. The description of the lottery box stressed its withered appearance and that despite the fact that many things have changed the lottery has been going on for some time as this isn’t the first box that created.

    Read More

More about Analysis Of Sacrifice In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

Open Document