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Note:"The Lottery" was written by Shirley Jackson, to scare the
readers with clear illustration of pointless violence and inhumanity in their
lives; and it did. In reading it, I have seen exactly that.
"The
Lottery" has several symbols, the majority of them stand for death. The
little black box, means death, as well as the dot on the paper. The rocks that
the boys gathered, could mean pain and fear. The fact that Tessie came in late,
could have foretold her bad fortune; or when she protested her husband drawing
the paper, could have said something as well.
Mrs. Delacroix had
grabbed the largest rock she could find, and it showed her care and humanity.
The lottery is tradition and although it hurts some deeply, they keep it
because they've been brainwashed from the start. When Warner didn't budge or
think twice about letting Tessie die, it showed the stubbornness of old
traditions. The children only listened to their fathers, showing the male rule
in the society.
This is a good piece but maybe you should make it longer... ^~^***************************
ReplyDeleteI'll have to do so later.
DeleteThis is good, really short and simple--to the point. But what were you writing about? It seemed like you were just going over everything in the story?
ReplyDeletei kind of was :/
DeleteI think this great.
ReplyDeletethank you.
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