ESSAY ON: Shirley Jackson/The Lottery

Number of Pages 5

This research paper: A 5 page essay that examines Jackson's short story "The Lottery." The writer argues that this story's basic theme is that institutions and traditions should not be respected simply because they have existed for a long time. "The Lottery" forces the reader to reconsider and reexamine preconceived notions of what is considered to be "good" or "bad" when the principal criteria for judgement is tradition. No additional sources cited.


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