by Shirley Jackson
Wow, talk about a surprise.At first, I was wondering what the lottery was about. What would they do with the person who got "elected"?But it was the WHY that turned me in awe. I think the person would be eaten by the others! Because the old man said that, f they abbolished the lottery they wouldn't ...
So let's say I'm the CEO of Creative Education in Mankato, MN. I come across Shirley Jackson's disturbing short story The Lottery. What's my first impulse? Appreciate the work as a masterpiece of dark fiction? Tell my colleagues about Shirley Jackson's greatness? Apparently not. Instead, I'm going ...