Question

What is the significance of "The Lottery" in Shirley Jackson's writing?

It was her first short story.
It is her most famous and most controversial story.
It is her best-loved humorous story.
It was based on events in her life.

Answer 1

It is her most famous and most controversial story. She received lots of hate mail, even from her parents.

Step-by-step explanation:

I could not find where it was her first short story. Another one, "Charles" was published in 1948, the same year as "The Lottery".

It is most definitely NOT a humorous story.

It was fiction.