Symbolism and Suspense in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

This thesis discusses a short story by Shirley Jackson entitled The is aimed to describe the symbols of death through the character and the

This frequently anthologized tale of victimization exemplifies the central themes of Jackson's fiction, which include such ordinary yet grotesque realities as

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symbolism in the lottery by shirley jackson One of the villagers is chosen and then killed at the end of the story In “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to illustrate the themes of tradition