The Lottery Questions on Sacrifice
The Lottery
Can you link the lottery ritual to another literary text or film?
The ritual in "The Lottery" can be linked to Ursula Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games. Both Le Guin's and Jackson's stories involve sacrificing an...
The Lottery
What is the difference in who draws the slips in the lottery's two rounds?
The lottery in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" involves two rounds. In the first round, the head of each family, usually the man, draws a slip to determine which family will be chosen. Exceptions...