The Lottery by Shirley Jackson | Plot Summary

Summarize videos instantly with our Course Assistant plugin, and enjoy AI-generated quizzes: bit.ly/ch-ai-asst Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery explained in just a few minutes!
Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe explains the plot summary and analysis of Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery.
Download the free study guide and infographic for The Lottery here:
www.coursehero...
With deceptive simplicity, Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery slowly builds from an apparently banal scenario to one that illustrates the horrors that result from mindless groupthink.
The residents of a bucolic American country town gather for a ritual in which one of their number will be selected for symbolic slaughter.
As they exchange pleasantries and mundane observations, clues start to creep in as to the purpose of this sinister congregation.
Set during midsummer, a time of pagan significance with associations of both celebration and sacrifice, references to the stones that will be used to eliminate the unlucky scapegoat start to pile up along with casual references to past lotteries.
This is made all the more menacing by the participants' unthinking adherence to the barbaric tradition: occasional murder is as prosaic as Fourth of July fireworks to these people.
American writer Shirley Jackson’s short story The Lottery was first published in 1948. Jackson's eerie stories and novels explore abnormal psychology and domestic horror. The Lottery established her as a writer of Gothic tales and unsettling novels.
The short horror story includes many powerful symbols such as stones symbolizing an ancient and primal force, the black box representing a solemn tradition to which the town clings, and households symbolizing family units that determine the fates in the lottery. Important themes include conformity, tradition and ritual, and the banality of evil.
Explore Course Hero’s collection of free literature study guides, Q&A pairs, and infographics here: www.coursehero...
About Course Hero:
Course Hero helps empower students and educators to succeed! We’re fueled by a passionate community of students and educators who share their course-specific knowledge and resources to help others learn. Learn more at www.coursehero.com.
Master Your Classes™ with Course Hero!
Get the latest updates:
Facebook: / coursehero
Twitter: / coursehero

[@veevee1111]

i watched this minutes before my class tysm for making this it saved my grades

[@syrenblubs4568]

I needed this before my English test tomorrow

[@steveharringtonswifey1555]

Budget squid game doesn’t exist, it cant hurt you Budget squid game:

[@theaviator8088]

It isn't budget it's the ORIGINAL story bro, probably this inspired squid game lol

[@johnfoster4244]

"....the horrors of mindless groupthink...." sums it up for me. Thank God for President Lincoln and all Abolishonists who went against the grain and took on--some to their own demise--the evils of slavery in the U. S.

[@ChrisMarcScott]

Just saved me a crap load of time reading this nonsense... THANK YOU

[@astrum376]

The story is actually great imo. You really should read it!

[@jessehoward3928]

It would be hard not to generate your own numbers but the minute you do it you'll get caught because no one can keep there mouth shut with carlos_1uptrades on !G ten thousand USD in 4 days through forex trade what a boost

[@haidarmk8490]

fax

[@elephantwaffle5612]

I literally spent 15 minutes reading the whole thing and it was engaging/interesting, you are on a new level of lazy

[@XstxrrynightsX]

Nah, the story is really good. The build-up right before the climax and resolution is IMMACULATE. One of the best stories I've ever read.

[@eileenmaturana]

Hey guys, can you do The Handmaid’s Tale?

[@sammi6388]

im doing an essay on the lottery as we speak, thank you thank you thank you

[@christinagomez8419]

Thank you I really needed thisss😀

[@La_False]

Literally about to take a test rn thx

[@danrellcalumpong3992]

this video saved my literature subject. Thaanksss

[@anotherrandomguy8505]

Hey Course Hero could you please make a summary vieo for THE MOVING FINGER by Edith Wharton!!

[@edgarcazares1649]

Thx for the answers

[@MattSchroeder]

1:35 whole squad laughin

[@bo-bias4801]

I need this for school thank you

[@elephantwaffle5612]

To anyone here, just read it. It's like a 10 minute read and engaging. The video took about half the time it took me to read it lol

[@principalmcvicker6530]

Anyone here 5 minutes before a test probably can't reed nun 2 gud

[@danielhainline8882]

Happy Birthday to Shirley Jackson!🎂😃

[@KaptainKernelPlayz]

life saver. this man needs more subs

[@christinagomez8419]

This really helped me

[@garytiptin6479]

Watch "The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home", based on Thomas Tryon's novel, "Harvest Home", for a similar concept.

[@youngest2klegend180]

can you do caged warrior??

[@yassirelghadouini3239]

so profesionel

[@imbored8191]

U saved me from having to read the entire thing, thanks 😅😪

[@michaeldean6926]

Yeah! It's like...a few pages. There is no way anyone could actually read it and think about an excellent SHORT story.

[@sophiacruz2288]

anybody help me , i need your opinion about the story for my reaction paper

[@faizakhalid4596]

Plz can anybody help me solving these quedtions

[@md.sumonreza7257]

Bangla version ase ki thakle den

[@taytaylay1355]

Can some one help me can some one tell me 5 key events.

[@liamvenia1617]

bro this audio sounds like wizard 101

[@mvictoriape]

I want those videos to add them to my presentation🥲

[@mohannedgadoura9524]

W

[@principalmcvicker6530]

0:50 over 77 years? So what, 78?

[@markusnordendal]

sup boys hvør lesur hettar