The Lottery

The Deadly Lottery “The Lottery” is a short story by Shirley Jackson. Every year this village has a lottery on June 27th. The only problem is that the winner gets stoned to death. Also, to much surprise everyone comes to participate with no questions why they are even still having such a thing. “The Lottery” can be analyzed by examining the elements of irony, symbolism, point of view, and theme. Several things in this story …

…back at the story one can see how very ironic the story is. It is such a shock to learn how this lottery is actually the killing of someone. This act is so horrifying yet no one seems to question why he or she is still participating. This shows us how strong our traditions can influence are decisions. The theme can relate to most of us, and how we accept what was taught to us.