The Lottery
The Lottery
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines tradition as, an inherited,
established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a
religious practice or a social custom) and the handing down of
information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from
one generation to another without written instruction. If we are to go
by the latter definition , we can understand how traditions are easily
lost. Have you ever played the game telephone?
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Lottery it is evident that something very strange is going
on in the tiny little village. Shirley Jackson uses an
abundance of foreshadowing which indicates, to a degree,
what is about to happen to the winner of the lottery
drawing. There is at least one indicator within each
individual paragraph, which lets the reader know that the
lottery is sinister, and that the people of the town are
not looking forward to it's commencement.
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