THE LOTTERY
THE LOTTERY SHIRLEY JACKSON GENRE : HORROR FICTION FIRST PUBLISHED : 1948 When I first read Shirley Jackson's chilling story "The Lottery", I was curious, almost uniformly bewildered and disgusted in the end. And maybe this unprecedented, unexpected shock the story presents before its readers, makes it a so very popular read. Although, when the story was released, it gave rise to a very strong avalanche of negative reaction and backlash, it is, with a number of literary devices, a story that is almost impossible to forget. Before you proceed on with the review, I would seriously recommend you to read the story, if you haven't yet. "The Lottery" takes place on a beautiful summer day, in a small rural village in America, where all the residents are gathering for their traditional annual lottery. Though the event first appears festive, it soon becomes clear that no one wants to win the lottery. Tessie Hutchinson seems unconcerned about the traditi...