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Themes Exposed In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

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“We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.”(Gloria Steinem). The short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was published in 1948 a little bit after World War II ended. The world was still trying to settle from the big war, the atomic bomb, and the Tragic Holocaust. The world might even accept genocide if it meant that their group would be safe. The spread of communism also worried many people. The U.S was trying to get rid off communism. Also women had little power compared to men around this time. With all this in mind the short story was created. It left many readers in shock. Critics were speculating about what the short story represented. Many themes are conveyed
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