The Lottery – Shirley Jackson

Foreshadowing is a passing glance at a picture on the wall, which may turn out to hold some secret vital to the outcome And after dancing all

The names of the characters in the story also foreshadow the murder of the winner “The postmaster, Mr Graves, followed him, carrying a three- legged stool,

the ultimate poker chip A loud scream about the crowd, after they had been so quiet, directly indicates to the reader that the lottery is pure tradition and not something the villagers

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