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The Role Of The Holocaust In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

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Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" could have potentially been influenced by the events of the holocaust, because the people in the village blindly follow the leader despite knowing it's wrong. I feel like this story however, is more of an analogy between the people in the village and people in general. I think she was trying to say people too often follow the leader even though it's not the right thing to do.
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