The Lottery

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Through this story, she highlights the hypocrisy, brutality, and horror of 'civilisation' and Jackson explores the phenomenon of rituals

Written immediately after World War II, it explores ideas such as communal violence, individual vulnerability, and the dangers of blindly following tradition  Best known for her short story The Lottery and her novel The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson produced a body of work that is more

50 million lottery The black box is a central symbol in the story, representing tradition, ritual, and the unyielding hold of the past The box is both revered and The short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson takes place a few hundred years ago on June 27 in a small town The townspeople start the day as they