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margpetrilli
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Can you please give me a thesis statement for the story "The Lottery" by Shirley jackson?

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Posted by margpetrilli on Friday June 19, 2009 at 2:01 PM and tagged with introduction, the lottery, thesis, topic sentences to back up thesis.

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  1. dalepowell1962
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    College - Freshman

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    If you are asking what a thesis statement of the story itself is, realize there are many.  This story contains implicit, or implied, thesis statements, but it does not contain an explicit one.  This is often the case when the story means something more than its surface meaning.

    Some of the implied thesis statements might be, "Humans often treat each other very inhumanly."  Another might be that "Tradition followed blindly can become outdated and even be harmful."  Another one can be attributed to Bruce Springsteen:  "Blind faith in anything can get you killed."

    If you are looking to write an essay on the story, you could use any of the above as a thesis statement.

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    Posted by dalepowell1962 on Friday June 19, 2009 at 2:50 PM