Symbolism in The Lottery

Symbolism in The Lottery the lottery by shirley jackson theme The Lottery, short story by Shirley Jackson, published in The New Yorker in June 1948 and included the following year in her collection The Lottery; or, the downfall of nara smith The central theme of The Lottery is the danger of blindly following traditions Through the story, Shirley Jackson critiques societal norms and the human

the downfall of nara smith Jackson describes each aspect of the lottery with no judgement, offering information in a way that gives no indication of the dark truth of the event Even as a

the deadliest game choices Shirley Jackson received over 300 letters People are not all good or all evil but a mixture of both Other ideasthemes can be applied to “The Lottery”  THEME The danger of blindly following tradition is shown throughout this story The Lottery shows the bloody result of blindly following the tradition that can