An Analysis of Themes in the Lottery by Shirley Jackson

In her story The Lottery, Shirley Jackson implies the negative consequences of blindly following tradition through the acceptance, by the villagers, of the

Jackson examines the basics of human nature in “The Lottery,” asking whether or not all humans are capable of violence and cruelty, and exploring how those

thems This story brings up several important themes for students to discuss, including the dangers of blindly following tradition, mob mentality, and the inversion of

the lottery shirley jackson theme In Shirley Jackson's short story, The Lottery, the main theme is how traditions lose their meaning due to human forgetfulness