The story is very ironic, and instances of foreshadowing are present throughout the story. ... Hutchinson is late to the lottery, and she then says" "Clean forgot what day it was." ... When an author foreshadows something this means they"re giving clues to the climax of the story. ... Once again this shows how the people are very uneasy, because this lottery isn't a good thing. ... Most of the foreshadowing is given at the beginning of the story. ...

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Jackson makes some use of foreshadowing early in the story by mentioning the pile of stones and the way the older characters distance themselves from it. ... Adam's makes a remark that, ". . . over in the north village they"re talking of giving up the lottery" (4) and that, "Some places have already quit lotteries" (4). ... Used to be a saying about lottery in June, corn be heavy soon." ... There's always been a lottery," he added petulantly. ... Shirley Jakson's "The Lottery" is a step in the right direction if we are inclined to do so The name "The Lottery" is proba...

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The Dysfunctional Lottery Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery", raises many questions in the back of a reader's mind towards the gruesome yet blind rituals of human kind. ... In "The Lottery" tradition was exposed. ... In "The Lottery" symbolism was exposed. ... In "The Lottery" the setting is exposed. The setting foreshadows exactly the opposite of what is to really happen. ...

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