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Use Of Mood In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

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In Shirley Jackson’s short story , “The Lottery” Jackson’s word choice helps to create a peaceful mood.. However, in the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins portrays an anxious mood. Suzanne Collins and Shirley Jackson use setting and characters actions to create a particular mood. In “the Lottery”, setting and character’s actions creates mood that is peaceful. In the morning of June 27 th was clear and sunny,“with the fresh warmth of a full- summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green”(Jackson par.1).Through symbolism and point of interest, Jackson conveys a pastoral feeling of calm , peaceful summer. It lulls the reader into a peaceful, cozy, trusting mood through making the reader believe that the setting feels secure. Meanwhile before the lottery starts, the men and women began to gather, “They greeted one another and exchanged bits …show more content…

Location of the reaping in district 12, “The square’s surrounded by shops, and on public market days, especially if there’s good weather, it has a holiday feel to it. But today, … there’s an air of grimness” ( Collins par. 3). The day of the reaping changes the mood of the story. When the day of the reaping comes, everyone is anxious, people does not want to lose their love ones. In addition, when Prim is chosen as tribute Katniss shouted, “I volunteer! I gasp. I volunteer as tribute! Prim is screaming hysterically behind me .... No Katniss! No! You can’t go!”( Collins par.4). Katniss volunteers to take her place because she was worried about her sister since becoming a tribute at a young age is basically a death sentence. Always the protector of the family, she is creating a double sacrifice : one for her sister, the other for the district and also it tells the reader that she does not want her sister to die. Overall, the setting and character’s actions portrays an anxious

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