The narrator starts off the story describing the setting. She states that 'the morning of June 27 was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.' The reader immediately feels an upbeat tone for the story. The fact that it is spring and the descriptions of flowers and grass make the reader think that it is a new start on l

The name of the man who runs the lottery, Mr. Summers, immediately arises feelings of the season in the reader's minds. Summer is typically a time of happiness and relaxation. The person who conducts this unjustified murder is described as a man "who had time and energy to devote to civic action." He not only is in charge of the lottery, but he also ran the square dances, the teen-age club, and the Halloween program. The reader assumes the lottery has a good connotation because Jackson puts it in the same category as these other 'good-time programs.' A man who seems to be so involved in his town would not be expected to run such a terrible thing as the lottery depicted in this story.

ife. Readers associate spring not with death, but with new life and growth. In the end of the story the reader then realizes this is not the case.

Shirley Jackson incorporates these images to effectively create this certain setting. They all work together to create a surprising ending. In the end, the reader is completely shocked because this barbaric outcome has not at all been foreshadowed by the upbeat ton

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Approximate Word count = 750
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)