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The Lottery. By Shirley Jackson. June 18, 1948. Photograph by Garrett Grove. Audio: Read by A. M. Homes.|||. The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer...
"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 18, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American
- Shirley Jackson
- 1948
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Lottery’ is the best-known story of the American writer Shirley Jackson. Published in the New Yorker in 1948 and collected in The Lottery and Other Stories, the story is about a village where an annual lottery is drawn.
Learn about Shirley Jackson's classic short story "The Lottery" and its themes of social conformity and cruelty. Find summaries, analysis, quotes, and more on SparkNotes.
A comprehensive guide to the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, which explores the themes of tradition, violence, and conformity in a small village. Learn about the plot, characters, symbols, quotes, and themes of the story, and how they relate to the original black box and the lottery ritual.
Summers conducts the lottery, as well as the square dances, the teen club, and the Halloween Program. This civic engagement stems from his free time: his wife is a scold and he is childless, so the other villagers pity him.
May 10, 2024 · The Lottery, short story by Shirley Jackson, published in The New Yorker in June 1948 and included the following year in her collection The Lottery; or, The Adventures of James Harris. Much anthologized, the story is a powerful allegory of barbarism and social sacrifice.
