"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
Title: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
Category: /Science & Technology/Computers and Cybernetics
Details: Words: 527 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
Category: /Science & Technology/Computers and Cybernetics
Details: Words: 527 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Shirley Jackson wrote the story "The Lottery." A lottery is typically
thought of as something good because it usually involves winning something
such as money or prizes. In this lottery it is not what they win but it is
what is lost. Point of views, situations, and the title are allironic to
the story "The Lottery."
The point of view in "The Lottery" is ironic to the outcome. Jackson
used third person dramatic point of
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title all contribute to the irony
in the story. These are all equally important to the irony and without
them the story would not have been as interesting as it was. If these were
not included then the story would not be the same and would not keep the
readers' interest.
Work Cited:
Jackson, Shirley. "The lottery" Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing.
Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. Third Ed. Fort Worth:
Harcourt, 1997. 309-16.