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Cultural Violence and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

against Mrs. Hutchinson, and they only wanted to get through quickly so they could go home for lunch" (The Lottery: Shirley Jackso...

Can Utilitarianism Be Considered a Sound Ethical Theory?

complements that of the utilitarian. The utilitarian focuses on the badness of the victims agony but cannot readily grasp the sign...

Letters of Dame Shirley

In five pages this paper discusses Dame Shirley's letter. There are no other source listed....

Hawthorne & Jackson/Comments on Their Society

opening to Jacksons Lottery, as Jackson carefully underscores the normality of the day and how what is to take place is viewed as ...

Short Stories by Shirley Jackson 'After You, My Dear Alphonse' and 'The Lottery'

domestic tendencies in their society. In "The Lottery" there are many characters and in "After You, My Dear Alphonse" there are ...

'The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway and Powerlessness

him that she wants to stop talking about it, indicating she feels completely powerless and is just going to do it and get it over ...

Uses of Symbolism Throughout 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

an undercurrent of evil present which is about erupt for all to see. Even the names Jackson chooses are symbolic of this un...

'The Shawl' by Cynthia Ozick and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

of tradition. Just because things have always been done a certain way does not mean that such traditions are good for any communit...

Critiques of 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson Examined

that were written prior to 1980 will be compared with three from the later time period. Elizabeth Janeway published a critique o...

'Good' and 'Bad' Tradition in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

The original equipment needed to conduct the lottery was lost "long ago," and the current paraphernalia shows signs of age, the bl...

'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson and Symbolism

small town life where everything is simple and seemingly perfect and content. But, in reality they are nothing more than a symboli...

Nature of Evil in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this paper discusses the theme of evil within the context of this short story by Shirley Jackson. There are no othe...

Comparative Analysis of 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson and 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner

and simplistic style she employs. "The lottery was conducted--as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program--by...

Analyzing 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

at the center of the town square, and to emphasize its importance, the narrator notes, "The villagers kept their distance" (Jackso...

Character and Setting in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this paper presents a short story analysis of the Tessie Hutchinson character and the setting with the importance of...

Synopsis of 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In seven pages this report presents a synopsis of the famous short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in 1948. The...

Individual, the Majority, and Evil in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In ten pages this research paper analyzes the famous short story in terms of its conflict between minority or individual rights ve...

Social Message in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this paper analyzes the social message contained in this short story of human sacrifice to ensure fertile agricultur...

Ending Foreshadowed in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this paper examines how the ending is foreshadowed throughout various events in the short story with its symbolism a...

I'm Not Stupid by David Rodriguez and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In seven pages the controlling characters of Margaret Fletcher and Mr. Summers in Rodriguez's play and Jackson's short story are c...

'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

and commonplace New England town for the event. It could serve as the model for a Norman Rockwell painting that could be titled "T...

Tessie Hutchinson/The Lottery/Shirley Jackson

understanding of the lottery is the same as her neighbors. She complacently believes that it will never touch her family. This goe...

The Lottery, A Classic Horror Story

anthologized works in literature and for good reason. The story is simple, follows a linear structure, and within that basic frame...

Joyce’s “The Dead” and Jackson’s “The Lottery”

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Joyce’s “The Dead”. Themes between the two works are co...

An Address of Four Specific Questions in Literature

him an hour just to move his head into the room. The protagonist exclaims, "Ha! Would a madman have been so wise as this?" which i...

Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and Henry James' The Turn of the Screw

In eight pages these two supernatural tales are analyzed in a comparison and contrast of similarities and differences. There are ...

Violence in Kaplan's 'Doe Season' and Jackson's 'The Lottery'

In five pages the violence associated with ritual is examined in this comparative analysis of these stories by Kaplan and Jackson....

The Male Influences on the Writing of Adrienne Rich

born May 16, 1929 in Baltimore to Arnold Rich, a doctor and pathology professor and Helen Jones Rich, a pianist and composer. She ...

Connectivity, External and Internal Drive Bays

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

Shirley Jackson and Flannery O’Connor

and dangers inherently possessed in all of these elements. For example, the grandmother will ultimately be killed by the Misfit, J...