I bought this book the day it came out. But considering that she was genuinely surprised by the reaction, it seems logical to conclude that she intended to make a commentary on general human nature rather than a specific criticism of rural American communities in the mid-20th century.Personally, I think the questions of permission and participation make for a great discussion or essay about this particular short story.

Cynthia Parten

I hadn't read that one since high school and it is just as creepy as ever. It has remained my favorite for years. It is Tess Hutchinson who draws the slip with the black circle.

"Love these stories" She needs to take her place with icons as Poe, James, and King and join these authors on a Mt Rushmore of great American novelists. https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/author-biography/jackson-shirley Yes, that's a nice sound-bite to release in a classroom discussion, a book club gathering or a short story seminar but I honestly doubt that the letters received by Jackson in 1948 cursed her for writing a tale of 'conformity gone mad.' Going into this book, I thought that many of the stories would follow a similar haunting, creepy theme.

. As small as the gathering is, it is an official event and an act of governance. Shirley Jackson "The Lottery" Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" depicts life in a provincial American town with rigid social norms. Set in a mall village in New England the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and very early on in the story (the second paragraph) the reader realises that Jackson is using foreshadowing.

Going into this book, I thought that many of the stories would follow a similar haunting, creepy theme.

"Haunting and moving collection" Summers works down the list of families, summoning the head man of each household. So here's the thing: I had no clue that Shirley Jackson wrote any other short stories beyond The Lottery. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. . A collection of 17 short stories from the unique pen of Shirley Jackson, ranging from 'regular' stories such as "The Possibility of Evil" to the almost fairy tale like "The Man in the Woods" and "The Visit" with a few ghost stories -"Home"-and the sinister "The Summer People" in between. Some were funny, some moving and some were confusing.

I suspect that some folks made simpler inferences about the story that they still found offensive; that the stones represented harmful gossip and insults, that these gatherings were a place where unfounded rumors could be born by chance and inflict real damage on those targeted; as gathering by gathering, a new "target" might become subject to slander earned or unearned.Jackson kept her intended meaning to herself, believing that it would emerge more clearly with the passage of time.
"Best collection of short stories I've read."

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A male sixteen years or older comes forward and draws a slip of paper.

The slips were stored overnight in a safe at the coal company.The villagers start to gather at 10 a.m. so that they may finish in time for lunch.

(United States)

by The children arrive first and begin collecting stones until their parents call them to order.


wilmore I love short stories and I am an obsessive reader. The Lottery Summary “The Lottery” is a short story by Shirley Jackson that depicts a small New England town’s annual lottery.

and i have been reading for more years than i can count. "Dark Entries"

(Hattiesburg, MS USA) Love these stories, used them in my literature classses and gave as a prize to student who loved the stories.

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