Summary Of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'
THE LOTTERY
A short fictional story published by Shirley Jackson The Lottery was originally published in the magazine The New Yorker in 1948.
On one clear sunny morning in a village of 300 it was the day of June 27, The Lottery Day. It was held at the town square by the post office and the bank. This village was a farming village. The time they held this was anytime they wanted. On this special day people gather around the town square and the kids collect rocks. During this day Graves and Summers set it all up. They prepare slips for each family. Now it is time to draw to see who wins and they call the head of the family which is the father to come and draw. When every head of their family has drawn they open their cards. If the head opens …show more content…
In the first place, there was paper you had to draw with. The leaders of The Lottery folded slips of paper and one had a black dot on it. If they did not have this they wouldn't have anything to draw with and nothing to see if you won The Lottery or not. Another reason is, Little Davy was givin rocks to throw at his own parent. Little Davy was given rocks to throw at his mom and he had to participate or he would have to pay a consequence. It was his own parent even if you don’t want to kill your mother you still have to help. This matters because he is basically killing his mother and his whole family has to participate. Lastly, there was a black box. The black box was to hold the slips of paper. The box has also been around for many many years and it is very old. This matters because it tells the viewer that The Lottery has been going for a very long time. All in all, there are many similarities in the short story The Lottery and the movie The …show more content…
First, the short story tolled more detail then the movie did. Second, there was more excitement in the short story then there was in the movie. Like when Bill did not draw the dot the second time through he was happy and so were the kids. Lastly, the short story was more understanding. It was more understanding because it talked about how people were complaining and hoping that they did not draw the black dot card. There was more suspense in the short story then there was in the movie. In conclusion, the short story was better than the movie The Lottery in several
A short fictional story published by Shirley Jackson The Lottery was originally published in the magazine The New Yorker in 1948.
On one clear sunny morning in a village of 300 it was the day of June 27, The Lottery Day. It was held at the town square by the post office and the bank. This village was a farming village. The time they held this was anytime they wanted. On this special day people gather around the town square and the kids collect rocks. During this day Graves and Summers set it all up. They prepare slips for each family. Now it is time to draw to see who wins and they call the head of the family which is the father to come and draw. When every head of their family has drawn they open their cards. If the head opens …show more content…
In the first place, there was paper you had to draw with. The leaders of The Lottery folded slips of paper and one had a black dot on it. If they did not have this they wouldn't have anything to draw with and nothing to see if you won The Lottery or not. Another reason is, Little Davy was givin rocks to throw at his own parent. Little Davy was given rocks to throw at his mom and he had to participate or he would have to pay a consequence. It was his own parent even if you don’t want to kill your mother you still have to help. This matters because he is basically killing his mother and his whole family has to participate. Lastly, there was a black box. The black box was to hold the slips of paper. The box has also been around for many many years and it is very old. This matters because it tells the viewer that The Lottery has been going for a very long time. All in all, there are many similarities in the short story The Lottery and the movie The …show more content…
First, the short story tolled more detail then the movie did. Second, there was more excitement in the short story then there was in the movie. Like when Bill did not draw the dot the second time through he was happy and so were the kids. Lastly, the short story was more understanding. It was more understanding because it talked about how people were complaining and hoping that they did not draw the black dot card. There was more suspense in the short story then there was in the movie. In conclusion, the short story was better than the movie The Lottery in several