Donte’ Sims SHIRLEY JACKSON Why would a civilized and peaceful town would ever suggest the horrifying acts of violence can take place anywhere at anytime and the most ordinary people can commit them. Jackson's fiction is noted for exploring incongruities in everyday life, and “The Lottery”, perhaps her most exemplary work in this respect, examines humanity's capacity for evil within a contemporary, familiar, American setting. Noting that the story’s characters, physical environment, and even …showed first 75 words of 906 total…

…showed last 75 words of 906 total…kids. WORKS CITED “The Lottery” Term paper helper online Report database 5 April, 2001 Available HTTP://www.termpaperhelp.com Wilson, Kathleen “The Lottery” Short stories for kids, vol.1 Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Detroit, Mi: Gale, 1988 139-154 Jackson, Shirley “The Lottery” The Lottery The New Yorker 28 June 1948 292 Oehlschlaeger, Fritz “The Lottery” Short stories for kids, vol.1 Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Detroit, Mi: Gale, 1988 148-153 Hicks, Jennifer “The Lottery” Short stories for kids, vol.1 Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Detroit, Mi: Gale, 1988 148-153