The Work of The Mind of Shirley Jackson
The Work of The Mind of Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson is the author of two very unique short stories titled “The Lottery” and “The Possibility of Evil”. She has a very odd style of writing and plot. Her themes are usually pertaining to the peculiar things that humans, the smartest being on the planet, will do upon one another.
Shirley’s stories are full of foreshadowing, as in the lottery “. . . and the other boys soon …
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…music dramatizes the situation and helps predetermine what will happen next
The use of foreshadowing gives the ability to change the reader’s idea on what the outcome of the story and achieves the mood that she desired in “The Lottery” and in “The Possibility of Evil”. The visual effects and the use of sound and music and other developed characters created a considerable effect over the writing to sway the mind of the audience.
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