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Literary Techniques Used In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

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Himchand Persad ENGL 102 The Lottery The Lottery by Shirley Jackson was definitely not something one would expect from an outcome of winning a lottery. In the beginning of the story the mood was set as being a perfect summer day filled with joy as the town folk gathered in the center of the square. The writer gave no hints of what the stones that the little boys gathered were going to be used for. It went by so innocently unnoticed not knowing it would be used as lethal weapon in the grim and brutal conclusion of the lottery. Member from all families openly made jokes and seemed like everything was okay. It was only until Mr. Summers brought out the black box where the mood changed. “The villagers kept their distance,
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