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Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Literary Analysis Sometimes it can be surprising how we cannot foresee the future. Sometimes we can have a glowing present, but we can never know what awaits us in the future. "The Lottery" written by Shirley Jackson is a short story that explains accurate reflection of societal issues. It focuses on defining the uncertainty and fear of what awaits the people in the future. The novel began by describing a group of children enjoying themselves, with the town celebrating the summer season by collecting stones and rocks. Mr. Summers who is acting as the organizer of town's activities set up a wooden box that had the names of all the families of the city written on it. The author gives a picture of families gathering to write their names on the wooden box that Mr. Summers set up. However, the story focuses on one family, the Hutchinson's family. Shock ensued during the game when Mrs. Hutchison drew a doted paper while other families drew plain papers. The families already understood the purpose of the game/lottery. The surprising end of the story is sad as other families, and even Hutchison's family members throw rocks at Tessie until they ensure she is dead. The people in this town surprisingly value the tradition of playing lottery than life. Mr. Summers is the character who makes lottery a tradition in the town. Something that started as a contest during the summer became a town event. The lottery that only began as a simple contest ended to be a norm. The whole town conformed to the new tradition and participated in collecting rocks and stones even though they knew the potential use of the objects. The story
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