Sometimes, evil surfaces from the most ordinary and unpredictable everyday surroundings. This is most apparent on the short story, "The Lottery," published in 1948, in which author Shirley Jackson writes of a mysterious and barbaric tradition that stems from seemingly ordinary town settings. Coulthard describes the reason of continuing appeal of “The lottery “ is because of its “nihilistic undercurrent, and not the surface attack on subservience to custom”(The Explicator 226). Through the use of narrative structure, foreshadowing, and ironic setting, Jackson is able to reflect her views of society at that time, create an engrossing plot that draws readers in, and shock readers with its sudden ending.
In "The Lottery," Jackson weaves a ti
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