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The Lottery Vs. The Lottery

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“The Lottery” vs The Lottery Although the short story The Lottery and the novel “the lottery” acquire synonymous names the two stories are far cry from corresponding. The Lottery tells a grimy story of a town participating in the lottery, an old tradition upon winning the victor is lapidated. It is a slow paced and boring story that lacks any interesting pilots. The characters are unrelateable because they show no consciousness towards the lottery. For example in a text old man Warner states “lottery in June, corn be heavy soon first thing you know, we’d all be eating stewed chickweed and corns “ (Jackson, Shirley Pg. 4) showing no sensitivity towards the lottery.The novel “The Lottery” however is an interesting story about a grade 10 student
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