"The Lottery"
Shirley Jackson's has put so much into this short story that to me it is worth reading many times over.
The use of foreshadowing was something that makes this story interesting. You could tell something was there, but not right away. This gave you time to get more involved in the story before it was revealed.
Her usage of names meaning more than just the peoples name. This was very smart by the way she did this, not putting anyone singled out, just speaking their names as one of the town folk. You had to look closely at the names to see the double menaing.
The ending itself of the story gives you a good jolt. You see what is happening, just like the people in the story, yet seem helpless to stop it. Then once it happens you wonder, why?
The only answer most of us can say is...because!
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