Week 11: “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson 1. The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. Discuss the purpose of the exposition. The exposition’s purpose could be to emphasize the fact that it’s a nice morning‚ because the lottery is suppose to be a wonderful and pleasant day for everyone. This exposition may want to underline the fact that it’s a very special day. The "blossoming"
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Lottery Legacy Most small towns have their own special tradition. Nokomis‚ Illinois has a Homecoming carnival the second weekend in July every year‚ Witt has Labor Day‚ and Hillsboro has Old Settlers. These events bring the community together in celebration. However‚ in Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery on July 27th the community does not gather for a celebration; instead they gather nervously awaiting the yearly tradition of “The Lottery”. In this village members of the community draw slips of paper
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stood before the ladybug elders. "We were wrong about you two‚" said Lady Loren. "Today‚ your bravery has made it crystal clear that you are indeed noble friends of the Polka-Dot village!" Lilly smiled while the other ladybugs cheered and greeted their new bee
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Weekend. In retrospect‚ I realize that my attendance had probably been neither eagerly awaited nor a graduation to womanhood‚ especially given the amount I complained. At the moment‚ I didn’t dare consider any of these recent revelations. A whole new world had opened up to me. Nonetheless‚ in a true childish fashion‚ I began to regret it after a mere 24
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The black box is a symbol of the lottery‚ it also shows the villagers devotion to the box that is torn and falling apart yet they insist on keeping it instead of replacing it‚ even though it is just a box. They are so loyal to it that when making a new box‚ a part of the original box is made with it. They do not revel in the fact that they changed the stone chips to slips of paper‚ or that they only use stones to kill‚ yet they care about the old black box‚ this just shows how illogical the villagers
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Sammy‚ the young character in John Updike ’s "A & P" is truly a dynamic character. At the beginning of this short story‚ Sammy seems to be maintaining the status quo in his job as a checker at the local grocery store in a small New England beach town. He is content until the day that three young women walk into the grocery store in just their bathing suits‚ no shirts and no shoes. Immediately‚ Sammy ’s world is turned upside down and Sammy will undergo a sudden‚ dynamic change that even surprises
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JOHN UPDIKE A&P JOHN UPDIKE A&P KENDRA HAMM KENDRA HAMM Week 2 writing assignment‚ Write a 2-3 page pager on the following topic: In John Updike’s "A & P‚" the protagonist Sammy quits his job after the store manager confronts three bikini-clad girls. What is Sammy rebelling against‚ standing up for‚ or aspiring to in his action of quitting‚ and how does this relate to a larger theme of the story? You may identify one or several factors motivating Sammy‚ but be sure to provide
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Desire—The Viper in your mind By reading the short stories” A&P” and “The Lottery Ticker”‚ it is evident that both of them talk about the power and the negative effect of desire. In some situations‚ desire or emotional thoughts may impair people’s judgments‚ and even lead to some negative consequences. The character development in both stories highlights the power of desire and how desire makes people impetuous‚ They get influenced by the strong feeling deep down inside‚ For instance‚ in the
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long time resident of the town‚ when he cites the expression‚ "Lottery in June‚ corn be heavy soon." There is timid talk by Mr. and Mrs. Adams of nearby villages doing away with the lottery‚ but the notion is quickly abolished when Warner calls these new thinkers "a pack of crazy fools." He sarcastically suggests that perhaps they would be better off if they succumbed to living in caves and eating "stewed chicken weed and acorns." As far as Old Man Warner is concerned‚ there has always been a lottery
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Treble structure is a form of narrative divided into three sections‚ referred to as iterations‚ and can be applied to W.W. Jacobs’‚ The Monkey’s Paw. The treble configuration systematically outlines‚ develops‚ and provides a conclusion to the central dilemma within the story. In The Monkeys Paw the second iteration reinforces the initial implication of the first‚ while the third provides closure for the main character.The first iteration of The Monkey’s Paw introduces a visitor‚ Sergeant-Major Morris
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