June 4 2013
My summery of “Lottery”
Jackson begins this story with a beautiful, cheerful illustration in which is ironic to what the main story is about. The title is title is also ironic. She begins with stating a specific date June 27, which resembles a Roman sacrifices to the gods, for the good of the people. She mentions children who are known to be innocent, finishing a great pile of rocks were Jackson foreshadows the ending of the story. Dickie Delacroix, a French child, whose name translates to “of the cross”, is symbolizing that a crucifix is about to take place. As for the villagers they are described as monsters who are gathering around the square where Mr. Summer is about to start the annual lottery. He carries a little old black box, symbolizing death, but it’s also fading in color where Jackson might be stating that the lottery could one day be vanished. Jackson also states a Mr. Graves who creates the pieces of paper contained in the box, whose name symbolizes a grave. Mr. Summers initiates the lottery when Mrs. Hutchinson comes jogging to the crowd. Here Jackson foreshadows her destiny. The author mentions how the names are read in alphabetical order from “Adam to Zanini”. At the time we see Mr. Adam, a biblical name, telling Old Man Warner, whose name symbolizes a warning or the voice of tradition, telling him that most villages have vanish the lottery, but Warner dislikes the idea because Jackson is stating that someone must be sacrifice to have crops for