The theme of “The Lottery” is society’s resistance to change. Jackson uses many elements of fiction to convey the theme; however, the three most prominent are plot, characterization, and symbolism. One of the ways Jackson uses to convey theme is plot. For example everyone in the community seems accepting of the lottery. They have children rocks, and even helping with the killing, even if it is their parents.
“The Things They Carried” is a text that focuses on writing as a form of coping with trauma and discusses how exaggeration is sometimes needed in a story to convey the message that the story-teller is trying to get at. An example of this is when the author talks about how for Rat Kiley “facts were formed by sensation” (89). Kiley is described as telling his stories as though they are intended to be tragedies, even the funny parts. This is because there is an underlying sadness to every war story, even though humor can be found in them. Part of this may be attributed to the ‘education’ each soldier received when they first went off to the war.
Boyle’s novel When the Killings Done pays attention to these difficulties, which is what makes the novel such a compelling story. He tells us how both are fighting for animal rights but do so in different ways and that is what leads us through both of their internal conflicts. One of them, (Alma), has all the power in the world but doesn’t really want it and the other one, (Dave), lacks the power the other one has so he starts to question his motives. This all makes for a great irony story which is a must read for
The Lottery Many people say you adapt to your surroundings and are affected by those around you. As well as that there are strength in numbers. Short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was a very good example of these statements with a detailed description of a towns belief in the relief of Evil in the town. The movie (containing some of the same contents as the short story) embraced the statements as well. In the movie Jason was forced to fight against an entire towns beliefs in attempt to grant his fathers one last wish before he died.
In reading Chapter VII& VIII of “Jack & Rochelle”, it was interesting and I found it very difficult stop reading. Their story was very interesting then more you reading this story that to be very sad. It makes me suspense page to page. Reading this chapter open the door to the way their relationship blossomed more into a love affair. Rochelle getting her humanity back and Jack stays of her away.
Chapter 21 discussed how abnormalities of characters are a big sign to show how important they are. While reading this chapter, so many characters came up in my head, whether they were in books, tv shows/ movies, or games. These characters did have abnormalities that set them apart from the rest of society, however, made them obvious as the main character and hero/heroine of the story. So, when I read this chapter, I actually had an "aha!" moment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Fear always springs from ignorance.” Fear is always present in one’s longevity if he or she lacks knowledge of the word itself, which means if you lack knowledge of something, you will always be intimidated until an action is taken to triumph over your anxiety. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Crucible by Arthur Miller recognized this quote as a true statement and I agree to the contribution made by these authors in validating the quote. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee symbolized Jem and Scout as character with fear and innocence . Jem and Scout were always intimidated by Boo Radley because of the stories they heard about him, they believed he is a malevolent phantom who eat squirrels and
I usually have my boyfriend do all the talking because I am easily embarrassed. People are prone to seeing certain things and expect certain behaviors while they’re in public. Being different is always looked at with a raised eyebrow. In the poem, “Much Madness in Divinest Sense” by Emily Dickinson reveals her thoughts about how people are in society. This related to my folkway because there are so much expectation from people and how society is.
She also talked a lot about miss more and ragged on her a lot which was mostly bad talk. The way the story was laid out I though it had a bit too much bad language and improper wording and sentence phrases. This would keep the reader into it just to see what could she possibly say next. I think the author has a lot of what I read to be some what unnecessary language. It is still overall a very good story and I think a lot of readers out there would like it and could relate.
Many believe that the most significant themes of the book include phoniness, death/suicide, and “The Catcher in the Rye.” Phoniness is a tremendous structure of The Catcher in the Rye. People see Holden calling people “a phony” all the time. Being a phony means being someone who a person really isn’t, or just a typical “sheeple”. The main character Holden says numerous times in the book such as,”… they probably just met each other at a phony party.”- (Salinger, p.127) This quote is a favorite of mine because it shows Holden being what he hates the most, which is being a phony. He is doing this by being jealous, just like any other person would.