Shirley Jackson: Themes & Symbols in The Lottery and Other Works

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the duchess and her magical kingdom Graves symbolizes the grim and unfeeling nature of the lottery His name itself alludes to death and hints at the dark purpose of the event,

the big blind san antonio In The Lottery, the stones symbolize the violence and cruelty inherent in human nature They are a physical manifestation of the townspeople's willingness to The first chapter is an over view of Shirley Jackson and American Literature The second chapter is an account of symbolism and its literary