A conflict between male authority and female resistance.

The Religious Beliefs of Others "The Lottery" In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," there is a conflict between male authority and female resistance. "The Lottery" attempts to explain an obscured way of controlling female sexuality. In this short story the women are not allowed to take part in the drawing. This is significant because their exclusion from the lottery leaves their fate to be decided by the males in the society. The society in this story …

…of the story. This story explains that its primary social consequence involves women turning over the control of their fertility to men. Jackson describes a society in which authority is male. As I read the story it come clearer to me that "The Lottery" was clearly outdated, and that's what caused the rebellion. Work Cited Jackson, Shirley. "The Lottery." Perrine's Litrature: Structure, Sound, and Sense. 8th ed. Thomas Arp and Greg Johnson. New York: Harcourt, 2001.