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Conflict And Tone In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

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Conflict and Tone build up the story and ultimately lead to the theme of The Lottery. Conflict starts the story on its path to the theme. The Conflict gives the story purpose and sets it up for the theme. Tone gives the story expression and allows us to perceive the mood of the story a lot better. Conflict and tone help the story’s theme. The way conflict starts the story on its path is by giving the story a purpose. Conflict starts the story off and gives the characters something to do, it gives them a purpose to the story. For the same reasons, conflict is what makes the theme, it is what opens the door for theme to enter. Conflict paves the path for the characters and plot of a story to show the reader the theme; in The Lottery, the conflict

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