A Comparison Of Monkey's Paw 'And The Lottery'

The hazards of following tradition or living according to society norms; doing things just because society accepts and follows.

Every story you'll ever read has its own kind of morals and different ways of treating characters throughout those pages. These ways these people in the stories are being treated are based on two things that we are focusing on; being preferred by others for who they are or being disapproved by everyone. By all means, humans should all be treated equally, but not everyone believes that. Each story that will be presented has a different perspective on how people see and treat others.

Paul gave his mother money because he wanted to help her out. He wanted her to know that he was lucky. “I never told you, mother, that if I can ride my horse, and get there, then I'm absolutely sure - oh, absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell you? I am lucky!" said Paul to his mother. In this story Hester’s son Paul ended up being the unlucky one, he wanted to win so badly that he died trying.

Literary elements are often used set up the presentation of a short story, it can help the reader determine why the author chose to present the theme, setting, and the characters within the story. In the short stories Brothers Grimm’s “Godfather’s Death “and Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” each have a similar theme that everyone is doomed from the second they are born and participate in their own death. The authors of each story use narration, setting, and theme to create the image that everyone is doomed from the start.

Shirley Jackson foreshadows the horrific ending to the story, The Lottery, by dropping clues about how the stones play an important part of the story. On the first page of the story, Jackson states, “Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones” (Jackson 1). From this quote, the author tells the reader that a young boy, Bobby Martin, had already got paraphernalia for the lottery. Bobby crammed stones into his pockets because of a mysterious activity that would be taking place in the near future. The author indicates that something unusual will happen in this small village’s lottery. Usually at a lottery, people sell tickets and then give

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Firstly, it is necessary to define the unique play experience and dimensions of the novel in order to focus and make sense of the chosen selection. Life’s Lottery is a speculative fiction novel, written in the second person perspective, in which the reader assumes the role of the protagonist, Keith Marion. The reader should treat the work as an interactive game book, participating in the unfolding of events by making subjective choices. It is a branching plot narrative because the book proceeds from the choices the reader makes, and the plot unfolds from this assemblage, reading as a novel would. There are multiple genres the novel can encompass based on the storyline of the choices made and these paths can diverge wildly. The reader is directed

The use of metaphor, irony and foreshadowing in literary works is very helpful because they provide hints as how the story would end. They also help highlight the strength and weakness of the characters. With these elements of the story, the reader discerns and conducts his or her own logical reasoning, based on the comprehension of these elements, which yield to critical thinking.

This story describes a fictional small town which observes—as do many other communities, both large and small, throughout contemporary America—an annual ritual known as "the lottery. Details of contemporary small-town American life are embroidered upon a description of an annual ritual known as "the lottery." In a small village of about 300 residents, the locals are in an excited yet nervous mood on June 27. Children gather stones as the adult townsfolk assemble for their annual event, which in the local tradition is practiced to ensure a good harvest (Old Man Warner quotes an old proverb: "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"), though there are some rumors that nearby communities in the north are talking about giving up the lottery.

For this pass quarter I have read over three stories that was all different ,each had there own storyline, there own theme, and they each had different vocabulary, etc.But there is one thing they all have in common and that is how people react to the people, and what their reaction are when another person do something. As Barbara Jordan said "we, as human being, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves." So here are the facts that each of these stories have in common.To start us off with the first piece of the story. It about a lottery in which if you get pick from the lottery you will get stoned to death for a good crop season. On page 30 , line 188-189 it say "Get up there, Bill" Mrs.hutchinson said, and the people

Playing the lottery is a waste of your money. It isn’t impossible to win, but the chances are very slim. Lottery tickets are somewhat cheap, but the more tickets you buy, the worse the odds get! You should not play the lottery because you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than winning.

Many of your favorite authors bring their successful literature to life with the use of literary devices. For example, in The Book Thief, the author, Markus Zusak conveyed a story from death’s perspective of adversities faced during World War II. On the other hand, in “The Monkey’s Paw,” author W. W. Jacobs told his audience about a magical paw that revealed the meaning of fate to the White family. In another work, “The Plot Against People,” Russell Baker took a humorous spin on his frustration of inanimate objects. Although these three authors tell three completely different narratives, they all used literary devices to enhance their stories. Some of the most compelling literary devices used in these works include irony, mood, and personification. By using these literary devices, the authors effectively convey their purposes.

Compare and Contrast of “The Giraffe” by Mauro Sensei and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

In John Steinbeck’s famous novel Of Mice and Men, foreshadowing plays a large part in the reader’s experience. The book Of Mice and Men by, John Steinbeck, tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to show the theme of friendship through the connection of the title, characterization and dreams, and Lennie's conflicts.

Literary devices are used by readers and authors to convey, analyze, and interpret literary works. Symbolism, foreshadowing, tone, and theme are just a few of the many tools authors use to transport your mind in their story. Often times, regardless of the author’s intentions, stories somehow find themselves linked by the use of said tools. Hawthorne and Jackson did not create these stories to enhance one another’s shared dark plot, but through the use of symbolism, tone, and foreshadowing readers can see the similarities and differences between “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Lottery”.