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A 6 page paper which examines the theme of Shirley Jackson’s short story The Lottery as it relates to violence and tradition. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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dark foundations of a small community (Shirley Jackson(1919-1965)). It is a story that can be read from many perspectives, and explicated in many different ways. For example, it is a
story that presents women in a very traditional, and perhaps oppressed, state as housewives and "distinctly subordinate" individuals in a male dominated society (Kosenko). It is also a story that
one could explicate from the perspective of history involving elements of a witch hunt. But, in most cases this story is analyzed in respect to its almost pagan elements as
they involve violence or tradition. While some argue that Jackson wrote the story to illustrate how violent the American society is, despite its outward appearance, others argue it is a
story that illustrates how people often follow traditions of a culture of community without even thinking. The following paper examines these two perspectives and ultimately argues that it is a
story that embodies both themes. The Lottery by Jackson: Violence or Tradition? In examining this story it is important to first
discuss the author and her intentions in writing this story. At the time it was written she received a great deal of response that was incredibly negative for many believed
she was saying many bad things about America and Americans. There were many others who were simply confused by the story and apparently she recalled that out of thousands of
letters, only 13 were positive and they were from friends of hers (Shirley Jackson, "The Lottery"). Because of this she received many questions concerning the meaning of the story, what
she was trying to illustrate, what the message was. In many ways she seems to have been ultimately intimidated by the response and such questions, at first indicating that the
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