The setting set forth by Shirley Jackson in the beginning of The Lottery creates a mood of peacefulness and tranquillity. The setting of this story sets up a reader to think of positive outcomes. However, this description of the setting foreshadows exactly the opposite of what is coming. The story begin with the establishment of setting .To begin, Shirley Jackson tells the reader what time of day and what time of the year the story takes place. This is important to get the reader to focus on what a typica

l day it is in this small town. The time of day is set in the morning and the time of year is early summer. This setting also creates an image in the mind of the reader, the image of a typical town on a normal summer day. Shirley Jackson also seems to stress on the beauty of the day and the brilliance of nature. This provides the positive outlook and let reader relax into what seems to be the comfortable setting for story. In addition, the description of people and their actio!

The mane character in this story is Mr. Summers. He was the conductor of the lottery, and also he organised square dances, the teen club, and the Halloween party. He was a round-faced, jovial man and he ran the coal business. He was not someone who was envied because his wife was a scold and they had no children. O

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Approximate Word count = 534
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)