The Unexpected Symbolic Outcome of "The Lottery"

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English

 

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February 3, 2015

 

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"Jackson's The Lottery" states, "The date of the lottery, its location, and the symbolic or ironic names of its characters all work to convey a meaning that is even more disturbing than the shock created by its well-known ending" (Yarmove 242). In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery", she uses techniques such as symbolism and irony to reveal how cruel and violent people can be...
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In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery", she uses techniques such as symbolism and irony to reveal how cruel and violent people can be. Shirley Jackson uses symbolism in the story through a variety of different techniques such as setting, characters, and color to help symbolize the violence and cruelty that is taking place...
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