Similarity In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

In 1948, the magazine The New Yorker published a short story called The Lottery. Shirley Jackson ,the author, wrote this short story as a fictional story and all the actions in the story are fictional as well. Although this story may seem very real because it didn’t go into graphic details about the time and date giving readers the impression that it could happen anywhere and anytime, the reader can relate better this way because the time wasn’t emphasized, therefore making the story more believable and gives people the feeling that it might happen right now in his/her town. The introduction of this story the day was clear and sunny, it was a warm summer day and all the kids were starting to gather. Flowers were blooming and the grass was a rich green. June 27, 1948, 10:00 am people gather between the post office and the bank. In the village there were only 300 people. Everyone was dependent on the crops for food. Time was rough but they made it through considering that WW2 just got over. People started to gather for the lottery and young boys started to gather rocks and stones, stuffing them in their pockets. The girls stood together often looking at the boys, men stood around waiting and talking sharing smiles for laughter. Once the black box came out the people drew a slip of paper from the box and

One similarity is Janey P. saying she can’t run. This is important because that proves that she doesn’t like this tradition and doesn’t agree with stoning people. Also, Tessie complained, even offering her own daughter. She said Mr. Summers didn’t give Bill enough time to pick a slip of paper. Next, Mr. Warner had the dialog with Mr. Admans. Thats a big part because if they didn’t have that dialog then Admans would have been at the back of the crowd. The last similarity I found between the two is the timeline of events. The time line is the same in both the movie and the short