The Lottery Essay -- essays research papers

When you hear the word draftsmanship, you probably think of loving a large sum of money before being stoned to death. " The draft" by Shirley Jackson brings this horrible idea to life. While the overall sense of humour of the story depicts a typical day in a midget rural town, through great use of imagery and irony, one is manage up for an unusual ending. Shirley Jackson uses the element of surprise. The way of the story ends is unalike anyone could predict.      The main object of The Lottery is the action of the lottery itself and perhaps the slips of paper. The actions that come across the story are all connected to the preparation for, drawing of, and consequences of the lottery. Mr. Summers treats the lottery with cold precision as if this duty was as normal as all the other duties he performs for the town. The Townspeople respect the lottery and genuinely appear to fear it ever so slightly. Mrs. Hutchinson when faced with the possibility of winning the drawing panics and tries everything she can think of to decrease her chance of winning or avoiding it altogether. Mrs. Hutchinson is the main female character of the story and is probably the strongest example of a weak, powerless, scared woman in all the stories we reviewed. She is the last to show for the drawing, she disputes the results of both(prenominal) drawings once completed, and she makes every attempt to lower her chance of winning by drawing her married daughters into her families drawing. Mrs. Hutchinson sho...