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Title	:	The Lottery
Author	:	Shirley Jackson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Tale Blazers
Pages	:	Pages: 30 pages
Published	:	1990 by Perfection Learning (first published June 26th 1948)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Classics. Horror. Fiction. Science Fiction. Dystopia

The Lottery

Shirley Jackson

Paperback | Pages: 30 pages

Rating: 4.09 | 54158 Users | 2758 Reviews

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Science Imitating Art Jackson’s story was published in 1948. At the time, and since, it has been praised as insightful and criticised as obscure. But almost 20 years later, the French philosopher, Rene Girard, produced a theory which has a remarkable congruence with its theme and, I think, provides the best explanation of what Jackson was getting at in The Lottery. Girard argued that our individual desires are never the product of some inner longing but always rather of the imitation of others. We want what other people want. This he called ‘mimetic desire’ and Girard went on to explore the implications of this insight for the next half century. Mimetic desire, according to Girard, has a predictable trajectory that is familiar to advertising executives around the world. One person wants what another has, just because the other has it. This attracts the desire of others in a sort of exponential wave of wanting. But widespread wanting of anything means, first, a shortage of that commodity, and consequently the mutual antagonism of all those who share the same desire. Girard’s contention is that this incipient hostility threatens to create a sort of Hobbesian world, a non-society, in which no cooperative or coordinated action, including effective government, can be established. Human beings, Girard believed, deal with this situation unconsciously and instinctively by the mechanism of ‘scape-goating’, through which a group identifies one of its own members as the cause of its mimetic tension. This individual is both sacred and an object of communal hatred. The elimination of this individual is therefore not just necessary for the welfare of the community, but also forms the basis of religious practice in which the role of the scape-goat is transformed into a noble duty. Girard goes even further in his later work to claim that the ritual establishment of the scape-goat is the most primitive form of representation, and consequently of language, that human beings have demonstrated. In a sense the essential foundation for human power in the world is religious violence which victimizes random members or groups in modern society. Whether or not one agrees with Girard’s anthropology, and there is a substantial body of evidence to recommend it, his literary usefulness is demonstrated by the application of his theory to The Lottery. The theory explains, among other things the liturgical character of the story; its origins in a distant past; its particular relevance to a relatively isolated agricultural community; and its connection to a paternalistic hierarchy whose continued existence depends on the ritual. As far as I am aware, Girard did not read The Lottery; but since he was in America at the time he might have done. In any case, it is certainly remarkable that an author of fiction like Jackson could have written such a tight short story which captures so much of subsequent academic work. Thus demonstrating, if demonstration were needed, the tremendous importance of fiction to cultural life. For an introduction to Girard’s work see: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Original Title:	The Lottery
ISBN:	1563127873 (ISBN13: 9781563127878)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Tessie Hutchinson, Bill Hutchinson, Mr. Summers, Mr. Graves
Setting:	Vermont(United States)

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This short story is my second classic short story this year and was first published in 1948, yet the story it told is timeless. It is also horrific.The story begins in a happy, cheerful day late in June (the 27th) which is traditionally the day for the Lottery. This tradition has been going on annually for many years even the oldest citizen in the town recalls that it had been occurring since before he could remember.Although some people are talking about other nearby towns that no longer have

Science Imitating ArtJacksons story was published in 1948. At the time, and since, it has been praised as insightful and criticised as obscure. But almost 20 years later, the French philosopher, Rene Girard, produced a theory which has a remarkable congruence with its theme and, I think, provides the best explanation of what Jackson was getting at in The Lottery.Girard argued that our individual desires are never the product of some inner longing but always rather of the imitation of others. We

I really don't have much to say about this. I liked that the majority of this little story was so simple and normal - therefore making the end that much more shocking. I does have a lot of impact - like the children picking out the stones at the beginning and then when he says "let's get it over with quick" and they all rush to the stones, that brought the emotion intended in such a simple story.But at the same time, what I love about classics like this is the discussion that they invoke. And I

I read this short story again recently and was struck, as ever, by Jackson's mastery. It's only about 10 pages long, and every word is perfect. It would make my list of the best short stories ever written."The Lottery" opens in a village in late June, and the 300 citizens are assembling in the town square. Each family stands together and the head of the household must draw a piece of paper from a black box. We learn that the lottery has something to do with a good harvest, but the true meaning

Really hackneyed dystopian story that has been written a thousand times. (view spoiler)[All it is, is the annual sacrifice to the gods of whoever the village, the religion, the political regime, worships. Someone must die. A pretty young girl of course. In this sort of story, men are very rarely the victims. In real life as in stories, it was usually a virgin required. But then villages, religions and political regimes are usually devised, set up and run by men for their benefit. Having a few

A short story with a nasty sting, that leaves you questioning human nature. I also note now that this is review #666! Like Ursula Le Guins The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas (which I reviewed HERE), it opens idyllically:The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather, in this case, for the annual public lottery. And like Omelas, there is

A short and suspenseful cautionary tale demonstrating that observing traditions is not always a pleasant and favorable affair. Not as shocking as some modern day literary offerings, but it packs a lot of punch for such a short story.