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A 2 page outline (not a full discussion) of a proposed paper that would stress the irony in this short story. The proposed thesis is that the irony in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is that a barbaric practice is accepted as necessary simply because it is ancient and has always been practiced; and therefore, it is never scrutinized or evaluated, but simply blindly carried out each year. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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ancient and has always been practiced; and therefore, it is never scrutinized or evaluated, but simply blindly carried out each year. I. The opening of the story
establishes the perfectly ordinary context of the setting, the people and the town. A. As the villages gather in the square, the tone of the day is one of
normalcy. 1. Men talk about "planting and rain, tractors and taxes" (Jackson 282). 2. Women gossip, as a group of small boys gather a pile of rocks (Jackson 282).
3. Mr. Summers, who conducts the lottery for this village, is pictured as a typical citizen, who is admired for his devotion to "civic activities" (Jackson 282). II. The
story begins to turn sinister when the black box is brought and its age indicates an extremely ancient custom. A. Its ironic nature is enhanced by hearing Old Man
Warner express the view that the lottery is absolutely essential to the welfare of the community. 1. He calls those people who have talked about giving up the lottery a
"Pack of crazy fools" (Jackson 287). a. "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" (Jackson 288) shows the connection between the lottery and ancient fertility rites. III. Tessie
Hutchinson never protests the against the injustice of human sacrifice, but rather that the selection her family was not fair. A. "You didnt give him time enough to take
any paper he wanted, I saw you. It wasnt fair" (Jackson 289). 1. Each member of the family chooses a slip of paper, even the toddler. 2. Tessie dies
protesting that "It isnt fair, it isnt right" (Jackson 292). IV. Final irony is in how this story was received, as The New Yorker, the magazine that published it
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