Yonkers is one of the most under-appreciated places in New York. However, the place is absolutely amazing. The amazing residents of Yonkers are some of the kindest people in the world. Some residents have achieved success in some of the hardest musical genres in the world. Even those residents who have not produced especially popular music have been very successful within their specific genres. Yonkers is a musical paradise full of the kindest people in the world. Some stories of Yonkers residents are awe-inspiring in their pure exhibits of human kindness. According to Aesop, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Such an act of kindness can start from something as simple as a promise of payment. In 2005, Robert Cunningham sat at Sal’s pizzeria awaiting the check to arrive. He realized that he had no funds for the meal, and decided to make a deal with the waitress. Since Cunningham had been a regular customer at the pizzeria, the waitress, Ms. Penzo decided to take the offer. They each produced three numbers that they would put on a lottery ticket. They won the lottery, and their lives went pretty much the same. However, the fact remains that they are both citizens of Yonkers. For those interested, the dinner …show more content…
Freddie Mercury once said, “I won’t be a rock star. I will be a legend.” Another Legend if the classic rock era would be the rock band Aerosmith. In fact, one of the best known performers of the group, Steven Tyler, grew up in Yonkers. He started his music career in a band that he started called “the strangers”. Since then he has developed several successful albums, and even has been a judge on the hit TV show American Idol. Yonkers was the setting of his origin story, a story which you can easily see played out in the culture and historical landmarks of the town. Steven Tyler is a great example of a musician who blossomed in the musical paradise that is Yonkers, New
The short story ‘The Lottery’ reveals a village of 300 that assemble for a lottery on June 27th every year. The lottery has been held this day for years and years, and has become a classic tradition. The lottery itself is holy to much of its residents, like Mr. Watson, who states that the village in the north is a pack of young crazy fools for removing the lottery. “Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanti...
In “The Lottery”, written by Shirley Jackson in 1948, tone and symbolism are equally important elements in comprehending this eerie short story. This dark tale takes place in a small town of about 300 people during the summer. The writer begins by painting a picture of children playing, women gossiping, and men making small-talk of home and finances, putting the reader at ease with a tone of normality. The people of the town coalesce before the lottery conductor, named Mr. Summers, appears to begin the annual town ritual of drawing from a box which will result in the killing of one townsperson by stone throwing. It isn’t until the fateful conclusion when the reader comes to realize there is nothing normal about the
When most people play the lottery today, they think about having wealth. Generally, people who win are happy about it whether they win one dollar or a million. The lottery in our society has grown to support education and it is often worth several million dollars. Usually, the winner of the lottery gains a lot of recognition for the money they win. But what would happen if there was a small town where people held a yearly lottery in which the “winner” was the member of the town who was not sacrificed? This question is answered in Shirley Jackson’s short story, “The Lottery.” In reading this story, and reading literary criticism about the story, there were many symbols and much symbolism in this story.
In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, Jackson illustrates an average agricultural town that usually wouldn’t be given a second thought, but in this case the innocent appearance is holding a dark secret. Every year in the summer an annual tradition is held known as the lottery. The lottery is held in the small town in order to have a bountiful harvest. All the towns’ people gather and each head of the families must reach into an old black box to grab a white slip of paper. The lottery is then narrowed down to one family once all the white slips of paper are opened. The individual who is possession of a white slip of paper with a black dot has their family each reach into the box and grab a slip of paper of their own. Unfortunately the family member who has the slip of paper with the black dot is sacrificed in order to receive a good season of crops.
Did you know that Merle and Patricia Butler from Red Bud, Illinois and three teachers from Baltimore Maryland won the biggest lottery in American history at $656 million dollars? That means every person acquired $218.6 million dollars each from the lottery (Carlyle). Unfortunately, the citizens of Shirley Jacksons’ fantasy short story “The Lottery” were not imbursed with money, but were stoned to death by their peers. “The Lottery” is a lottery of death in which the town uses to keep the population down (Voth). The story consist of many subjects to analyze which include: irony, imagery, and pathos.
Jackson, Shirley. “The Lottery.” Literature The Human Experience. Richard Abcarian, Marvin Klotz, and Samuel Cohen. Boston/New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2013. 373-379. Print.
Hicks, Jennifer. "Overview of 'The Lottery'." Short Stories for Students. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.
On the morning of June 27 of a recent year, the 300 villagers of an American village prepare for the annual lottery in a mood of excitement. The horrible tradition of the lottery is so old that some of its ritual has been forgotten and some has been changed. Its basic purpose is entirely unremembered, but residents are present to take part in it. The children in the village created a “great pile of stones” in one corner of the stoning square. The civic-minded Mr. Summers has been sworn in and then he hands a piece of paper to the head of each family. When it is discovered the Hutchinson family has drawn the marked slip, each member of the family Bill, Tessie, and the children is given another slip. Silence prevails as suspense hovers over the proceedings. After helplessly protesting the unfairness of the first drawing, Tessie finds that she holds the marked slip.
What thoughts come to mind when you think of "The Lottery?" Positive thoughts including money, a new home, excitement, and happiness are all associated with the lottery in most cases. However, this is not the case in Shirley Jackson’s short story, "The Lottery." Here, the characters in the story are not gambling for money, instead they are gambling for their life. A shock that surprises the reader as she unveils this horrifying tradition in the village on this beautiful summer day. This gamble for their life is a result of tradition, a tradition that is cruel and inhumane, yet upheld in this town. Shirley Jackson provides the reader’s with a graphic description of violence, cruelty, and inhumane treatment which leads to the unexpected meaning of "The Lottery." Born in San Francisco, Jackson began writing early in her life. She won a poetry prize at age twelve and continued writing through high school. In 1937 she entered Syracuse University, where she published stories in the student literary magazine. After marriage to Stanley Edgar Hyman, a notable literary critic, she continued to write. Her first national publication “My Life with R.H. Macy” was published in The New Republic in 1941but her best-known work is “The Lottery.”(Lit Links or Reagan). Jackson uses characterization and symbolism to portray a story with rising action that surprises the reader with the unexpected odd ritual in the village. While one would expect “The Lottery” to be a positive event, the reader’s are surprised with a ritual that has been around for seventy-seven years , demonstrating how unwilling people are to make changes in their everyday life despite the unjust and cruel treatment that is associated with this tradi...
"The Lottery," a short story written by Shirley Jackson, is a tale about a disturbing social practice. The setting takes place in a small village consisting of about three hundred denizens. On June twenty-seventh of every year, the members of this traditional community hold a village-wide lottery in which everyone is expected to participate. Throughout the story, the reader gets an odd feeling regarding the residents and their annual practice. Not until the end does he or she gets to know what the lottery is about. Thus, from the beginning of the story until almost the end, there is an overwhelming sense that something terrible is about to happen due to the Jackson's effective use of foreshadowing through the depiction of characters and setting. Effective foreshadowing builds anticipation for the climax and ultimately the main theme of the story - the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and cruelty.
It is funny how life works out sometimes. You never know what you are going to get. ‘The Lottery’ is a story about a small village that holds a lottery drawing in the middle of the town square. The “winner” of the lottery is then stoned by the town’s people. This piece of literature provides a clear example that things in life are not always what they seem.
When you think about New York, you think about Times Square, The Statue of Liberty, or The Empire State Building, however most people are blind to other attractions going on all the time. Since I am from the wonderful state of New York, I can fill you in on other attractions. New York City is way more than just a big, blooming, business city. Let me help you, by getting that sky scrapper image out of your head, and inform you on one of the oldest, most beautiful places to visit, containing plenty of attractions for one to do.
What do you think when you hear the word “Lottery”? Do you think of it as playing it or winning it? Well, Shirley Jackson says differently. Jackson was living in the same kind of setting as the lottery in Bennington Vermont. Jackson living in that kind of environment made her feel isolated, which was a close-knit community that had suspicious strangers. Jackson felt this way because she experienced frequent encounters of anti-Semitism. In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” shows social customs and traditions through villager’s dialogue, symbolism and narrator’s dialogue.
It has many wonderful activities such as theaters, museums, landmark buildings and shopping. It has unforgettable things to do. The Twin Towers is one of the most unique places. Up until recently they were the largest buildings in the world. New York City is a wonderful place.
Walking down the busy brick and cobblestone streets of Boston, Massachusetts, a melody plays in the distance. Thousands of people hear the music, however, in their busy lives, they ignore it. Occasionally, a person glances over and in either a combination of shock or ignorance- or awe- they start to make assumptions about the street musician. In Boston the diversity in our community is very vast and constantly expanding. Even with this constant expansion everyone in society belongs to their own subcultural group. The street musicians express a multitude of things with their music; it is how they speak. Buskers can play music and change the tone, tempo, rhythm, melody and even genre of their music. This change is brought forth by their emotions, their daily lives, interactions with others and coming in contact with their inner self. With such an intriguing and talented group, we decided to investigate further and gain insight to stereotypical evaluations and assumptions of the performers..