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“The Lottery” is the story that probably left me the most shocked ever (with “The Cask of Amontillado” being a close second), reading it as a young lad in high school. I’ve read it countless times since, and can say that, while I don’t particularly “enjoy” the actual story (as it is far too disturbing), it is still an impressive story in both style and theme. I do believe there is a message that Jackson is trying to convey here: one being that we should not just blindly follow rituals or traditi
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Just read this for the first time. Amazingly through High School, College and Grad School this was never on a reading list. Surprising given the course of study I pursued (Political Science/History).
I know this may seem tame to folks now, but if you think long and hard about it, and try to put yourself in that time and place, it is absolutely chilling.
My guess is Shirley Jackson had a number of things in mind when she wrote this. Certainly, how Hitler came to power in Nazi Germany must have near ...more
I know this may seem tame to folks now, but if you think long and hard about it, and try to put yourself in that time and place, it is absolutely chilling.
My guess is Shirley Jackson had a number of things in mind when she wrote this. Certainly, how Hitler came to power in Nazi Germany must have near ...more
What a chilling story! Definitely cannot tell you much without major spoilers, but it's worth reading - short and effective, served as great inspiration for many modern stories.
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