Lottery : Shirley Jackson
Here are some informations about Lottery by Shirley Jackson that maybe can help you, guys. Actually, it's my discussion task in my college. Don't forget to put the credit if you want to copy it. Thankyou :)
Discussion questions:
Discussion questions:
1.
Where does the story take
place? In what way dose the setting affect the story? Does it make you more or
less likely to anticipate the ending?
The
setting is in the town square. The setting affect this lottery story because it
will become some kind like weird if an event like lottery, where there are many
people gather in one place, doesn’t have the setting in town square. I think,
the title make the reader more likely to anticipate the ending. It is about
“who will become the winner of the lottery” when I start to read it. So,
setting doesn’t affect the reader to anticipate the ending.
2.
In what ways are the characters
differentiated from one another? Looking back at the story, can you see why
Tessie Hutchinson is singled out as the “winner”?
The characters differentiated from one another in the way the author tell the story, like in the
character’s dialogue. I’m not really sure why Tessie
Hutchinson is singled out as the “winner”. But maybe it is because she is late to come to the event and even forgot about the event.
3.
What are some examples of irony in this story?
For example, why might the title, “The Lottery”, or the opening description in
paragraph one, be considered ironic?
I think
it is ironic because of the story. The story is about a lottery for a
punishment, not for a thing.
4.
Jackson gives interesting names
to a number of her characters. Explain the possible allusions, irony or
symbolism of some of these:
-
Delacroix
Berasal dari bahasa Prancis yang
berarti “salib”. Ini menggambarkan bahwa drama tersebut berhubungan dengan
keagamaan.
-
Graves
Dalam bahasa Inggris berarti
“kuburan”. Ini menggambarkan bahwa drama tersebut berhubungan dengan kematian.
-
Summers
Menunjukkan setting waktu dalam drama
tersebut, yaitu pada musim panas (Summer dalam bahasa inggris berarti musim
panas).
-
Bentham
Menyimbolkan seorang filosofi Inggris
yang bernama Bentham, yang merupakan pejuang kemanusiaan.
-
Hutchinson
Berasal dari bahasa inggris “Hutch” yang
berarti “peti”. Ini menggambarkan bahwa drama tersebut berhubungan dengan
kematian.
5.
Were you surprised by the
ending of the story? Give some clues or explanation if your answer wither no or
yes.
Yes! Of
course. I am shocked with the ending. I think the lottery is about some things
that u will get if u win the lottery. But, it’s different! Because it is a
lottery for a punishment.
6.
How does Jackson start to
foreshadow the ending in paragraphs 2 and 3?
By
mentioning the “stone” word many times. It just like giving clue that may be
the “stone” is related to the ending
7.
How does Jackson lull us into
thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town?
From the
title of the story, and from some opening paragraph of the story.
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