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The lottery by Shirley Jackson what’s up with the children of the village systematically the boys being the first to stockpile stones what if anything is Jackson trying to say just about the children

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Jackson is trying to sum up a ritual into his story that is ethically not correct.

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Lottery is a short story which is written by Shirley Jackson in the year 1948. He tries to sum up a ritual that was prevailing in the small town of America where a person was selected through a lottery annually who was stoned to death. In the story the lady mother of Jack asks his son to be confident and not to be afraid with this ritual. The children pick up stones to throw at the person who is selected with the lottery for stoning.

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