ENGL 102 Fiction Essay
Liberty University Online
Micheal McIntosh
Fiction Essay
The first of the two stories I chose to compare and contrast is titled “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and the second story is titled “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. I will compare each of their themes, characters, and plot developments in which they are both similar and different. One of the strongest comparison would be that both stories deal with the subject of luck in one sense or another. The Lottery being considered a game of chance in which luck plays an important factor in being the chosen winner but Luck in the Lottery has a different twist of fate because the winner of the Lottery is actually the
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Looking at both stories, the Lottery appears to be a means of how the town remain at a low population and that the Lottery was a way of controlling that population. The Rocking-Horse Winner on the other hand uses gambling as an alternative to making money and that money is earned by being lucky and that you had to have an imagination in order to possess this luck. The Lottery focused its story around an ancient black wooden box that held the Lottery choices within it and the Rocking-Horse Winner was focused upon an old style Rocking Horse that was often used by children long ago and something that is not used today that often. Both endings of each story were odd enough whereas in the Lottery, the death of another person came as a ritual that was expected to happen so very often and in the Rocking-Horse Winner, Master Paul, the woman’s son sought the approval of his Mother concerning his having luck. The boy died that night and the Mother had not acknowledged that she knew that her son was lucky even though she was eighty –odd thousand to the good. Very odd turn of events in both stories and both had unusual endings in which there seems to be that type of contrast. Not that they were similar in story form but that they both ended in sadness. Of the two stories, I would choose the Rocking-Horse Winner as the favorite of the two due to the fact that the Lottery goes against the belief that I
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“The Lottery” and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” may have a few similarities, but when it comes to their conflict, plot, and structure, they differ for the majority.
The two stories are both centered on a particular person in the story. “The Lottery” was centered round Tessie Hutchinsen who happened to be the unlucky one to have picked the
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In this semester, we’ve read “The Lottery” and “Harrison Bergeron” from the textbook. They are two short stories; “The Lottery” was written by Shirley Jackson, and “Harrison Bergeron” was written by Kurt Vonnegut. This essay is to compare the similarities and differences between them.
In “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” by D. H. Lawrence, and “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, the two authors illustrate symbols and themes throughout their stories in which one common idea is present: perhaps winning is not always positive.
Taking into consideration when and where these two stories took place, one can come to the conclusion that they are very different in setting, as the one playoff in a town square and the other in a house. In “The Lottery” we can determine the exact time of the setting, whereas in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” we are not determine the exact time of the setting.
In the “The Rocking-Horse Winner” the authority figures is Paul, the main characters, are his mom, his uncle Oscar Creswell, and Bassett. Paul has a conversation with his mother about how unlucky she is, sees her sadness and gets into betting on horse racing so that he can get money. His uncle encouraged the gambling because he provided Paul with the money when Paul went to his first horse race. Even though Bassett has not family relation with Paul they end up being gambling partners, he is still an authority figure because of his age and experience on betting in horse races. With the settings and people who are in control, the characters in “The Lottery” and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and their personal experiences and thoughts play a role in why they act differently. In ‘The Lottery” Tessie’s family became selfish at the end even though she was screaming that the lottery was not fair. Bill immediately turned on his wife to save himself (Jackson, 71). In “The Rocking-Horse Winner” Paul, who is only a young boy, hears from his mother that his father is unlucky and that she is unlucky because she married a man that cannot make any money (Lawrence, 174). When Paul heard that he decided on his own that he was going to be the lucky one for his mother so that she could be happy. Also the house was whispering to him and his sisters that it needs more money, instead of telling his parents he resolves that he is going to be the person to make money and feed the house. Conclusively, the main characters in “the Lottery” by Shirley Jackson are not compassionate, they are cold-hearted, and only look out for themselves even when their family is in need of help or in trouble. One of the main characters Paul in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence becomes fully aware of his family’s problems and tries to make his mom and the house happy. The surroundings, the authority figures and someone’s own point of view shapes the way they act towards their family in times of stress for the better or worse.
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In Module/Week 3, you will write a 750-words (about 3–4-pages) essay that compares and contrasts two stories from the Fiction Unit. Before you begin writing the essay, carefully read the guidelines for developing your paper topic that are given below. Review the Fiction Essay Grading Rubric to see how your submission will be graded. Gather all of your information, plan the direction of your essay, and organize your ideas by developing a one-page thesis statement and outline for your essay. Format the thesis statement and the outline in a single Word document using MLA, APA, or Turabian style (whichever corresponds to your degree program). You have the opportunity to receive helpful
THESIS: The themes of Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery” and D.H. Lawrence’s, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” demonstrate a very powerful and sinister aspect of fallen human nature. The characters in both of these stories are driven to what many would describe as insanity in the pursuit of a passion. Ultimately, these pursuits end in unimaginable tragedy and pain.
“The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence is an unpredictable, fairytale-like short story about a mother of three who constantly worries about her financial problems. She has a son who is fervent about figuring out a solution to her predicament. This story also has an abrupt ending that gives off strong emotion. Another short story, called “The Lottery”, has the same spectacle of ending the story with suspense. Written by Shirley Jackson, this story begins with a sunny day in a village, but miserably ends with the stoning of one of the villagers. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and “The Lottery” are two sensational stories that have tragic ironies; however, they differ in tone
The idea of winning a lottery is associated with luck, happiness and anticipation of good things. In Shirley Jackson's story, " The Lottery", this is not the case. The irony of the story is that the winner of the lottery gets stoned to death by everyone else in the town. The story is very effective because it examines certain aspects of human nature.