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Critical Analysis of "The Lottery"
In the short story "The Lottery," author Shirley Jackson creates a very shocking and horrifying mood through the use of characterization, setting, and the them of the individual versus society, which is portrayed in the story as scapegoating. She writes as idf the events taking place are common to the town. C The story was very upopular when first published, mostly because of the fact that people did not understand it. The story of the all-to-familiar town, ordinary in every way except for the ritualistic murder taking place has since grown great popularity, even being adapted for television, balet, and radio (Lethem 1-2).
Shirley Jackson's short story entitled "The Lottery" was published in an issue of "The New Yorker" on June 28, 1948. Because it was such a controversial piece, the story caused an uproar resulting in hundreds of letters sent to Jackson. These letters told of how the story was horrifying and terrible to read. Most of them,......

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