Themes in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

9 The lottery represents any action, behavior, or idea that is passed down from one generation to the next that's accepted and followed unquestioningly,

You're not told the lesson in a parable—you are to figure out what the lesson is 32 THEMES THEME = means an underlying message or in other words a big idea

the new york lottery Specifically, by pointing to the grave injustice and the pointlessness of the so-called lottery, Jackson alludes to the problem of how easily

the lottery pictures Shirley Jackson's story, The Lottery contains numerous themes This resource contains note sheets for student's reference and activities to analyze the