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Symbolism within “A Good Man is Hard To Find” and “The Lottery” And Their Darkness Through out the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" By Flannery O'Connor and “The Lottery” By Shirley Jackson, there are several examples of both foreshadowing and symbolism of death, evil and heaven. These messages do not become apparent until the end of the story. In this essay I will show certain symbolism that will show how these two …

…start to think that there is a reason for this. This can only lead the reader to suspicion that something bad will occur, but the only question is when. Both “A Good Man is Hard To Find” and “The Lottery” are two different stories with two different plots. Both contain irony and symbolism that shape the course of the narrative. Both have evil twists and melancholic endings that compel and challenge the reader’s thoughts.