The town and the people are just like "you and me," and Jackson strives to make them appear that way, from the way the men talk about " planting and rain, tractors and taxes" (Jackson), to the way Mrs. Hutchinson hurries up late, wiping her hands on Continue Reading...
She is right in rebelling against her neighbors. The lottery is not fair, and even if it is traditional, it is cruel and frightening. Tessie is also fearful and desperate, because she does not want to die. Jackson shows her fear and her desperation Continue Reading...
Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Specifically it will discuss symbolism in the story, and how symbolism functions as a whole. Symbolism is one of the main themes of "The Lottery," and author Jackson develops and creates the story carefully to make the mo Continue Reading...
Other characters also make a strong contribution to the theme of the story. The character of Delacroix is important because this name reflects the role of religion in this brutality, again pointing the reader to the idea that religion is a contribu Continue Reading...
Oedipus the King" by Sophocles, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, and "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke. Specifically, it will interpret and illustrate how the theme of parents may be seen in these three pieces. Each of these pieces concern the Continue Reading...
However, because the townspeople still object to changing or replacing it no matter how bad its condition, it is still being used. That seems to be an intended parallel to the lottery ritual itself (and to all rituals). Both the original paraphernal Continue Reading...
WOMEN AND FEMINISM IN SIR THOMAS MORE'S UTOPIA First published in 1516, Sir Thomas More's Utopia is considered as one of the most influential works of Western humanism. Through the first-person narrative of Raphael Hythloday, More's mysterious trave Continue Reading...
