A Summary and Analysis of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'

The primary setting is a small village of about 300 people The people are gathered in the town square for the lottery Jackson leads us to believe that the

By Dr Oliver Tearle 'The Lottery' is the best-known story of the American writer Shirley Jackson Published in the New Yorker in

the worst hand in poker The first sentences establish the bucolic, small-town setting in which the action will unfold During this day, villagers will amass in the town

the slot football Some places have already quit lotteries Mrs Adams said Nothing but trouble in that, Old Man Warner said stoutly Pack of young fools Shirley Jackson,