The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Imagery
1. "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh summer day..."
  1. describes the village
2. ""They stood together, away from a pile of stones....having to be called four or five times"
  1. explains the children/people
3. "He was a round faced, jovial man and he ran the coal business, and people were sorry for him because he had no children and his wife was a scold"
  1. explains Mr. Summers and how the village thought of him
Dialect
1. "Guess we better get started, get this over with, so's we can go back to work. Ain't anybody here?"
  1. Tells how Mr. Summers talks
2. "Old man Warner snorted. 'Pack of crazy fools,' he said. 'Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enoough for them....joking with everybody"
  1. describes Old Man Warner's mindset
Irony
1. The title; "The Lottery"
  1. People are stoned to death not winning anything
2. "It isn't fair, it isn't right"
  1. shows how the villagers are bliindly accepting the lottery as a tradition
3. "The lottery was conducted--as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program--by Mr. Summers who had time and energy to devote to civic activities"
  1. you expect a happy event; in reality it is not a happy event

Resource summary

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