In this paper, I argue that in ‘The Lottery’ Shirley Jackson uses symbolism and irony to portray the difficulty the villagers stumble upon when attempting to accept changes to their persistent traditions. The title of the story ‘The Lottery’ refers to an unquestioned ritual that takes place during a small farming town annually and requires all members of the community to draw sheets of paper to work out a ‘winner.’ Sadly, the winner of the lottery must be stoned till they die due to fallacious and ancient belief that this may help their crops to prosper, although most villagers of the community don’t remember that this can be why they still perform the ritual.
The Lottery’ is a story written by Shirley Jackson, first published within the 1948 issue of the magazine ‘The New Yorker.’ It’s been said to be one of the simplest American literature short stories created.
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