The Lottery Themes

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson: Literary Analysis setting of the lottery by shirley jackson All villagers grab stones and run towards Tessie, who is now standing in the middle of the crowd She continues to complain about the unfairness setting slot The Plot: A Disturbing Reversal of Expectations On the surface, “The Lottery” starts as a seemingly innocent tale about a small town preparing

setting in the lottery Around ten o'clock, the villagers begin to gather in the town square for the lottery The narrator explains that the lottery can take up to two days to complete