The Lottery Shirley Jackson Argument

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Shirley Jackson main argument in the short story “The Lottery” is that looks can be deceiving. Also, that people are influence by pressure from their society, peers and traditions. In the beginning of the story the mood is joyful, with the kids starting off summer preparing for a traditional event that happens every year. The parents also seemed to be ok about what is going on as they have small talk while watching the kids gather the rocks. As, the story progress it became obvious that something wasn’t right about the gathering. For this to be something that the whole town assemble for, why is there so much anxiety amongst the crowd. At this point in the story, the reader is in suspense because thus far everyone seemed so eager for the climax

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