The Normalization of Violence in “The Lottery”

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

In The Lottery by Shirley Jackson we have the theme of acceptance, family and tradition Set in a mall village in New England the story is narrated in the

the anchorman slot The narration is rather objective and without emotion this is necessary in order to create the detached reporting of this town's horrible act The detached

the slavs slot Jackson shows that children, who do not understand the difference between right and wrong, have not yet been indoctrinated with society's values and so express