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    Marlee Vlahos Liberty University DATE \@ "MMMM d, y" February 2, 2015 Young Goodman Brown & The Lottery A review of both stories In this essay I will take the time to review two stories both of the fiction nature. I will discuss the conflicts of both stories as well as the plot structure. I will talk about the characters and give my point of view. Both stories are very thought provoking which should make this very interesting to compare and contrast. In the story of “Young Goodman

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    In “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to demonstrate how even with religion present, people still conform to tradition and in this case, human sacrifice. Symbolism is when the author uses symbolism to express a certain idea or quality throughout their work. Tradition has always been important all over the world and it is something that continues to hold strong to this day. “The Lottery” within itself contains a whole other meaning to the word tradition. It is present every year, which

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    Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” illustrates several aspects of the darker side of human nature. The townspeople in Jackson’s “The Lottery” unquestioningly adhere to a tradition which seems to have lost its relevance in their lives. The ritual that is the lottery shows how easily and willingly people will give up their free will and suspend their consciences to conform to tradition and people in authority. The same mindless complacency and obedience shown by the villagers in Jackson’s story are seen

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    Shirley Jackson 's 'The Lottery ', is a story that is filled with symbolism. The author uses symbolism to help her represent human nature as tainted, no matter how pure one thinks of himself or herself, or how pure their environment may seem to be. The story is very effective in raising many questions about the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. 'The Lottery ' clearly expresses Jackson 's feelings concerning mankind?s evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals

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    In the stories “The Lottery written by Shirley Jackson and “The Sisterhood of the Night” by Steven Millhauser both talk about the consequences that someone or the entire village can go through by going against the rules and regulations of a tradition. Observing a tradition is a form of togetherness among every individual and it must be practiced in the right way. Tradition plays an important role in the lives of villagers and it also shines light on how customs and tradition should be practiced according

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    Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is a story that ventures among years of traditional values that a small community is continuing to keep alive, through a yearly event in order to ensure a good harvest. This yearly event that became a tradition where it involves everyone in the small town to participate has become known to them as “The Lottery.” Though their lottery winner did not receive any money or reward, they instead are chosen as the yearly “sacrifice” to ensure successful crops. Even though

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    In Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” it seems that Jackson is trying to portray how people do not question the rituals they partake in and continuously do them. There is no form of second thought on the rituals people perform but a sense of conformity. People go along with such rituals because it is accepted and only frowned upon when someone questions these rituals. People are so set in their ways sometimes that there is no way of showing them that they do not have to partake in these

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    Another difference of opinion could be that Tessie reveals a great deal of inequality within this scene, that this scene reveals a great amount of gender inequality in society. For example, the lottery reinforces gender oppression as it is men such as Mr. Summer, who operates the lottery. Tessie is the one who dies because of the lottery yet has little agency over in the community 's affairs. Furthermore, since it is Bill who pulls the slip of paper from the box, the narrative is reinforcing the

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    Why Did Sue Got Paid?

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    At twenty one years old, while others my age explored life, I was examining mine. Sue, assisting me in the process, was my co-pilot covering as the therapist and played the part well because she represented everything you 'd imagine a therapist to be: the soft voice becoming stern if need be, the sympathetic look yet retaining an air of detachment and the clothes: pastel colours, beads, turtle neck. However, the therapy itself was not exclusive to self-exploration, I was there to sing but not to

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    with a presentation of how justice is displayed in our society. This paper will discuss the topic of justice as presented differently in the poem “The Colonel” by Carolyn Forche, the play. “No Crime” by Billy Goda, and the story “The Lottery “by Shirley Jackson. In the poem “The Colonel” by Carolyn Forche, the narrator is acting as a witness in a case where the colonel is a victim. The theme right to justice seems to be the author’s objective for composing the poem. From the poem, the issue of

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