In "The Lottery", we are horrified by the atrocity of this ruthless murder committed on a completely innocent person. The ending of this short story is shocking because prior to the murder of Tessie Hutchinson t

"If anything is illogical about the total ritual it may be the stoicism of the participants and their complete willingness to sacrifice themselves or members of their families" (231). In the story Jackson reveals the primary flaw in human nature to be following a tradition for no apparent reason (235). Initially this stoning ritual is carried out to insure a good harvest but in the current setting of this story it is unnecessary and its participants senselessly kill an innocent victim without knowing why (235). "In Jacksons world, the guilty are not greedy or crazy individuals but society itself acting collectively and purposely, like a slightly preoccupied lynch mob" (229).

Shirley Jackson illustrates shock and flaws in human nature in her short story "The lottery." The

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