1. Outrage and Confusion - Shirley Jackon's The Lottery
On June 28th 1948, when Shirley Jackson's bone chilling short story, "The Lottery,"" was published, the feedback was not what Jackson presumed. ... The Lottery is a horrifying but exciting short story written a few years after World War II. When the story was first published in 1948, the initial responses from the readers were shocking to Shirley Jackson. ... This was one of the many irritated letters that the editor and Shirley Jackson received. ... Today, The Lottery is considered a American Literature classic and it is recommended to all students to read this short story. ...
- Word Count: 827
- Approx Pages: 3
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School