The Lottery
Shirley Jackson's The Lottery is a classic example of clever foreshadowing. Jackson's use of foreshadowing starts with very simple seemly unimportant details and evolves into undeniable facts that lead the reader against their own understanding of what is taking place in the story. Foreshadowing is a technique a writer uses to give an important detail in a manner in which the detail seems unimportant at the time the hint or clue is given. Effective use of foreshadowing permits the writer to give hints or clues of how the story will end. The reader often chooses to ignore the detail because of his or her own personal experiences with a given topic. Frequently, after the story has been completed the reader can go back and see where they mislead themselves by ignoring the now obvious important hints or clues. In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery, Jackson's clever use of foreshadowing leads the reader to maintain his or her
Finally, the reader realizes someone from the Hutchinson's family is being singled-out for something horrible as each member of the family has to draw a slip of paper. At this point in the story, the reader begins to remember the previous foreshadows such as; the rocks, the reserved nature of the men and women, and the saying "Lottery in June, corn grow heavy soon." Lastly, the reader's fears are conformed when Jackson shows Mr. Hutchinson has to forcefully remove his wife's paper from her hand. The story ends very disturbingly with Mrs. Hutchinson standing in a cleared space, pleading as the townspeople "were upon her." opinion of what they believe a lottery is, most likely something that is positive or good. Jackson gives several foreshadowing details that the reader will see as unimportant until he or she concludes the story. The foreshadowing is seen very early in Jackson's The Lottery. It began with the young boys collecting the smoothest and roundest roc
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