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

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Literary elements are used countless time in all types of literature from science fiction novels to old stories our grandmothers would tell us when we were little. These elements are vital in storytelling and have always been apart of stories ever since the english language was created. “Monkey's paw” by W. W. Jacobs and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson are both excellent examples of the two elements of foreshadowing and irony. Foreshadowing is sneakily implemented into both stories quite obvious the second or third time reading the story but are also hidden to the reader the first time through. In “Monkey’s Paw” the whole story's ending is revealed in the first few sentences. For example “Father and son were at chess; the former, who possessed

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