In the second paragraph, I will talk about the foreshadowing and finally, in the third paragraph, I will talk about the symbolism. ... The children were picking up stones and gathering them for the lottery (foreshadowing). Later on, when everything is setup, every person had to pick a paper from "the black box" (foreshadowing), even the children. ... The end of the short story "The Lottery" was unexpected, but it was possible to predict the end because the author had left some foreshadowing. ... I have proven that the lottery is about death by talking about the plot, foreshadowing and ...

• Word Count: 797
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"The Lottery" is told in chronological order, starting with the townspeople gathering in the town square and ending with the winner of the lottery's prize. ... "The Lottery" begins with a description of the setting. ... The black box foreshadows that something bad is going to happen. ... The black dot was also a symbol of death and again which foreshadows the bad that would follow later in the story. ... They"re always been a lottery" (275). ...

• Word Count: 1086
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, setting plays an important key role. ... The name of the man who runs the lottery, Mr. ... The fact that the town all gathers together for the lottery also gives the story this 'holiday atmosphere.' ... The reader assumes that the lottery will bring about someone's great luck. ... In the end, the reader is completely shocked because this barbaric outcome has not at all been foreshadowed by the upbeat tone. ...

• Word Count: 812
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Irony and foreshadowing litter this short story with signs of how the ending will eventually unfold. ... Summers the announcer of the lottery how excited he was of Mrs. ... With her being nervous and anxious that itself, foreshadows her death. ... This shows that something is wrong, and the lottery may not be what you might expect out of a typical money lottery. ... In "The Lottery, the text shows how superstition has an outcome of one committing dangerous behavior and narrow-mindedness through literary devices, which was described through the setting and foreshadowing. ...

• Word Count: 1226
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School