Posts Tagged ‘‘The Lottery’’
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Why you should gobble up Shirley Jackson’s work…
1. ‘The Lottery’ when it was published in The New Yorker in 1948, inspired 1300 people to write in to the magazine. Some were baffled, others outraged and a small percentage wanted to know where in America did this appalling event take place. 2. This short story exemplifies Jackson’s approach to horror. She pushes the ...