"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 Lottery Shirley Jackson uses subtle foreshadowing to hint at the shocking ending without giving the reader a clear idea of what is going to occur. ... This is the first clue that something about the lottery is amiss. ... The beginning of the lottery begins by Mr. ... It is abundantly clear that winning the lottery is not a good thing. ... The foreshadowing throughout the entire story brings the reader to the point of uneasiness and adds to the shock of the stoning at the end. ...

• Word Count: 1119
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In The Lottery Shirley Jackson uses subtle foreshadowing to hint at the shocking ending without giving the reader a clear idea of what is going to occur. ... This is the first clue that something about the lottery is amiss. ... The beginning of the lottery begins by Mr. ... It is abundantly clear that winning the lottery is not a good thing. ... The foreshadowing throughout the entire story brings the reader to the point of uneasiness and adds to the shock of the stoning at the end. ...

• Word Count: 1053
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School