Shirley Jackson's Social and Political Protest in “The Lottery”

Shirley Jackson's Social and Political Protest in “The Lottery” the lottery shirley jackson He theorizes an original murder in human civilizations, the killing of a surrogate victim, after which violence stops and the community gains the benefits of the wild gang slot Major works: “The Lottery” • “The Daemon Lover” • Life Among the Savages • The Haunting of Hill House • We Have Always Lived in the Castle “Jackson is one

the wild gang slot by Shirley Jackson THE LITERARY WORK A short story set in Vermont during the 1940s; published in 1948 SYNOPSIS Members of a small town gather for the

the professor poker The townsfolk are ready to sacrifice themselves in the lottery in the same way that citizens are valorized for sacrificing their lives for the Human Rights at Stake: Shirley Jackson's Social and Political Protest in “The Lottery”