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In various stories, the authors often use literary devices to express feeling and thought and to distinguish their stories from others. At times, similar patterns can be found once critically examined instead of simply being read. In two stories, The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, the main idea is the sacrifice of one person in a village and how other villagers are affected by it. In The Devil and Miss Prym, barmaid Chantal Prym meets “stranger” Carlos when he visits the village searching for answers. In “The Lottery”, the villagers have an annual drawing to rid of one of their own as tradition. While comparing and contrasting both stories, one can begin to see apparent types of conflict,

Accordingly, "The Lottery" is a tale that is difficult to set aside. It is a story that every reader might feel both love and hatred. The story has the inner power that would probably create an emotion to everyone who plans to read it. In this analysis we will be able to know what figurative language that the author used and the unique theme of the story.

"The Lottery", is a story about how people stick to tradition. It describes how painstakingly people do not give up tradition and would rather kill someone than give it up. In the beginning, all of the townspeople are gathered in the TownSquare just as they do every year on this day. All the man and women are

A literary device element that was used in “The Lottery” was setting. Setting from the story relates to the theme of false hopes. As it developed throughout the article, it shows that it took place during the summer time in June in a small village of 300 people. The description of the day states that it “ Was clear and sunny, fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green”(Jackson 1). The quote relates to the theme of false hopes because when you read this you think it is going to be a nice day and good things are going to happen. In reality this is a day that most do not look forward to, and a day that carries the tradition of death.

The idea of winning a lottery is associated with luck, happiness and anticipation of good things. In Shirley Jackson's story, " The Lottery", this is not the case. The irony of the story is that the winner of the lottery gets stoned to death by everyone else in the town. The story is very effective because it examines certain aspects of human nature.

The first of the two stories I chose to compare and contrast is titled “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and the second story is titled “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. I will compare each of their themes, characters, and plot developments in which they are both similar and different. One of the strongest comparison would be that both stories deal with the subject of luck in one sense or another. The Lottery being considered a game of chance in which luck plays an important factor in being the chosen winner but Luck in the Lottery has a different twist of fate because the winner of the Lottery is actually the

“The Lottery” and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” may have a few similarities, but when it comes to their conflict, plot, and structure, they differ for the majority.

To start off with one major difference is the point of view of the stories. In “The Lottery” the point of view is omniscient (all-knowing). “Charles” point of view is 1st person because it is told by the wife. To add to the three major differences is the genres. The genre of “The Lottery” is horror because of what happens at the end. The genre of “Charles” is comical because of the stuff that “Charles” does. To sum up the differences between the stories is the tone. The tone of “Charles” is comical. In “The Lottery” the tone of the story was serious which is different from

In this essay I will be doing a compare and contrast between the two stories “The Lottery” by Chris Alani and “the Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. Both stories were good, and had a deep meaning behind both stories that leaves the readers wondering why the stories had to end in the way they did. Now I’ll start off by giving a summary of both stories so you can know and understand my point of view better.

some of the events throughout the story. Symbolism in "The lottery" is mainly represented by the

The Lottery utilizes a cold and detached tone with a very simple diction in most parts of the story, this gives the reader a sense of security that nothing is going to happen because the people within this society feel so comfortable and are acting as if the killing of a person is an average thing to happen. Jackson does this seamlessly throughout the story until the finale when Mrs. Hutchinson is stoned to death to completely dumbfound the audience. Similar to Jackson, Hemingway uses a short and to the point diction that gives the reader a feeling of familiarity with the characters and the story. Familiarity between the reader and the story is shown immediately from the start of the story when Hemingway makes the reader believe that they knew a rowboat had already come, “[a]t the lake shore there was another rowboat drawn up” (Hemingway 1). These two types of diction and tone display a similar trait, they keep the reader distanced through use of familiar words and a short phraseology so that when they release a turn of events the audience is

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and an adaptation of “The Metamorphosis” by Peter Kuper are valuable short stories that are worth a close evaluation of. A comparison and contrast of the theme alienation in both stories would lead to a more thorough understanding of the messages behind the texts. The purpose of this essay is to answer the question on “what insights do we gain into the course theme of alienation when we read both “The Lottery” and “The Metamorphosis” side by side?” Gregor Samsa in “The Metamorphosis” by Peter Kuper and the townspeople in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson are similar in that they both reveal a passive approach to alienation that ultimately leads to the growing of alienation; the alienation is different for Gregor and the townspeople in terms of how active they participate within their community determine their likelihood of being marginalized. Gregor’s minimal expression of his feelings towards his family alienates and marginalizes Gregor from his family. The townspeople’s active participation in the lottery, however, contributes to the severity of alienation within the town. These two stories attempt to tell us that alienation and the failure to take initiative to resist oppression are interconnected. This essay will compare Gregor Samsa and the townspeople’s passivity and also explore how taking on an active and inactive role in their story’s context would foster different types of alienation.

Shirley Jackson wrote the story “The Lottery” back in 1948 to show us how ridiculous it could be to blindly follow certain traditions. In this story the author uses symbolisms to warn and prepare the reader about the gruesome ending of the lottery. There are a lot of symbols in the story and the main are the items, the lottery and the character names.

Many readers in the beginning would assume that the lottery would be good thing, even assume it a lottery of money. However, the lottery is the fate of life. The story setting took place in a town where the lottery takes place. There were multiple lotteries that occur though out the story.

There are many Americans and people all over the world that live their lives following traditions that are passed down from one generation to another. A tradition can be as simple as cooking a recipe to how you raise your children and holiday traditions. Culture plays a significant role in how people live their day to day lives. In Shirley Jacksons “The Lottery” the people that lived in the town follow a tradition every year. It's easy to understand why Shirley Jackson’s Lottery caused controversy when it was published shortly after World War II in 1948. The Lottery has been dramatized, televised and turned into a ballet. It is taught in high schools and colleges. (Whittier). The Lottery held many questions about traditions that have