In Wiley Cash’s A Land More Kind Than Home, Ben Hall, both husband and father, encounters a series of devastating events in the relationship he had with his wife, Julie Hall. The painful remnants of this relationship lead to a regression of his character during the downfall of his family, altering his state of mind and outlook on the idea of home and family. Ben Hall once had hoped for familial stability; his relationship with his wife ruthlessly disappointed him, leaving him with a negative and hopeless view on home and family. Ben Hall appeared emotionally unscathed for a large portion of his life, through both child abuse and a weak marriage. His sudden, but anticipated, downfall occurred after the relationship with his wife had been destroyed
A family contains young minds that are at first taught the building of personality or character and controlling the emotions of him or herself, while also being taught how to set goals for life (Ritter) But as new generations came of age, the family became a weakened and fractured unit as husbands and wives gave way to the human nature of adultery in a widespread manor. Here in America, the family has been under constant assault and broken marriages and broken households are now a normal thing to see. Few fathers show the guidance and teaching to their children that is needed often requiring the mother to take on both roles. As children grow up being more spoiled and pampered to, they are never learning to accept and recover from setbacks.
In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," two characters stand out amidst the unsettling ritual: Tessie Hutchinson and Old Man Warner. Tessie, initially portrayed as a typical villager, transforms when her family is chosen for the sacrificial stoning. She embodies resistance against blind tradition, challenging the lottery's cruelty and unfairness. Her outcry, "It isn't fair, it isn't right," epitomises defiance against the town's ingrained customs, highlighting the dangers of conformity. On the other hand, Old Man Warner represents staunch adherence to tradition.
In the short story “The Lottery,” by Jackson she also demonstrates how conformity can affect a society's individuality, she demonstrates this by using vivid imagery and storytelling to illustrate the dangers of blindly following the crowd instead of staying true
People present an image to the world of what they want others to see them as. This image is usually different than who they really are, but glimpses of the real person sometimes shine through in their actions. This is shown perfectly in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson when Tessie Hutchinson’s “image” gives out and everyone sees that she is a selfish person. She starts off presenting her “image” and being okay with the lottery, even joking about it, saying to her husband “You wouldn’t have me leave m’dishes in the sink, now, would you Joe?”
I think this characters play an important role in each of these writings; they make the problems more recognizable. In The Lottery the villager, Mrs. Hutchinson, was conformed to the ways of the village, the normality of the lottery. It was not until she was the winner that she produced hurt her feelings and spoke them out loud. “It isn’t fair, it isn't right” (Jackson, 106) are the words Mrs. Hutchinson screamed as she was being surrounded by people who were once called friends, neighbors and family. Mrs. Hutchinson was Jackson's first character to voice an opinion about the lottery.
In Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery,” the anger after losing causes the main character, Tessie Hutchinson, to try and get others hurt to save herself, demonstrating how awful sportsmanship can cause us to hurt others and ourselves. Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” takes place in a village on June 27th- the day of the lottery. Tessie Hutchinson is one of the village people. Her husband, Bill Hutchinson, drew the marked slip of paper. This outcome angered her and caused her to try and get her other family members to take their chances with them.
in 1996. Shakur wrote intricate, socially nuanced lyrics: Miranda particularly admired “Brenda’s Got a Baby,” a verse narrative about a twelve-year-old girl who turns to prostitution after giving birth to her molester’s child. Shakur was also extremely undiplomatic, publicly calling out rappers he hated. Miranda recognized a similar rhetorical talent in Hamilton, and a similar, fatal failure to know when enough was enough. There was extraordinary dramatic potential in Hamilton’s story: the characteristics that allowed him to rise also insured his fall.
“Family” is a very important symbol for the Mckinley’s. Hutchinson talks about the symbolic interaction theory, and as humans interact with each other they attach meanings to symbols in their lives. In the case of the Mckinley family, “Family” is very important to them because it drives their behavior. Bethany, Stanley, Ruth and Marcia hold a strong relationship with each other and even though their external world seems to be falling apart, their sense of self is strong because they provide for their family through love and support. Stanley despite finding work is a great caretaker for his mother.
In “The Lottery Mrs. Tess Hutchinson” is the only example of the stories theme being, that our senses of justice and unfairness aren’t activated until we ourselves become the victims of injustice. Mrs. Hutchinson refused to accept the fact that her family, later she herself has won the lottery. She never questioned the lottery and its practice until she became the prey of it. The lottery was conducted every year and ended with someone getting stoned to death, which suggests that she helped but when it was her turn, she felt as it was unfair. When the time arrived for her death she starts protesting, saying "It isn't fair," A stone hit her on the side of the head.
Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper are classic short stories that have a powerful effect on their readers. Through the plight of their characters, Tessie and the Jane, Jackson and Gilman masterfully introduce their readers to the harsh realities of cruel and unjust societies. Although Tessie and Jane are from two separate stories, they bare many remarkable similarities, as both women are victims of their worlds’ formidable and stifling traditions. Both of the women’s different approaches to their similar plights, as well as the treatment they receive from their husbands, create unique and intriguing characters for both stories.
In “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson uses characterization, symbolism and themes to develop the action of the short story. First of all, one of the literary devices is characterization, Characterization in
Coldly seizing the paper to reveal that she possessed the marked ticket indicates a lack of empathy, not of a friend and a spouse, but as a participant removed from any loyalty to family, instead loyal to the lottery tradition. By holding the slip of paper Mrs. Hutchinson had drawn, Mr. Hutchinson seals his wife’s fate knowing full well what will come next. Mr. Hutchinson had made the choice to essentially betray his
Protagonist Although Jackson’s “The Lottery” is filled with many different outspoken characters, she utilizes characterization to turn an ordinary housewife into the conflicted protagonist. When Tessie Hutchinson is first introduced to the reader as a flat character, Jackson describes her as just an ordinary citizen “Mrs. Hutchinson came hurriedly along the path to the square, her sweater thrown over her shoulders” (Jackson, 1948, para.8).
Its human nature to turn a blind eye to injustice inflicted into others. In the ‘’The Lottery’’ by Shirley Jackson, the author tells a complex story about how a simple lottery took place in a small town changing the lives, and fates of its inhabitants. Jackson main focus in the story is Feminism Criticism to illustrated the misogynistic views in ‘’The Lottery’’. In the story, the author uses the treatment of the females characters against its male counter parts to illustrate how women are view as second-class citizens, and how disrespected, and stereotypical they are. An example of this is showed in the very beginning of the story, where Jackson writes ‘’ against the raids of the other boys.
