Shirley Jackson - The Lottery

Set in 1948 and published in The New Yorker, the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson describes an annual ritual, in a small village that leads to death

'The Lottery' clearly expresses Jackson's feelings concerning mankind?s evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals She shows how coldness and lack of

the jackpot gents The short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson follows a traditional plot structure, while including narrative elements like backstory and foreshadowing

the duchess and her magical kingdom Key words: Shirley Jackson, Feminism, The Lottery, Discourse-Control, Simone de Beauvoir 1 Introduction A literary text can be reviewed from different angels