Shirley Jackson: Themes & Symbols in The Lottery and Other Works

The Lottery and Other Stories Themes · suburban horror · lonely women · city life versus country life · mental illness · conformity

The Lottery distinguishes between family as an emotional bond and family as a social bond The household in The Lottery is a microcosm of

themes of the lottery The Lottery and Other Stories Themes · suburban horror · lonely women · city life versus country life · mental illness · conformity

themes in the lottery by shirley jackson The village lottery culminates in a violent murder each year, a bizarre ritual that suggests how dangerous tradition can be when people follow it blindly If