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Essay Galaxy - Irony of The Setting in "The Lottery"
Irony of The Setting in "The Lottery"
The setting set forth by Shirley Jackson in the beginning of The Lottery
creates a mood of peacefulness and tranquillity. This setting also creates an
image in the mind of the reader, the image of a typical town on a normal summer
day. Furthermore, Shirley Jackson uses the setting in The Lottery to foreshadow
an ironic ending.
First, Shirley Jackson begins The Lottery by establishing the setting.
To begin, she tells the reader what time of day and what time of year the story
takes place. This is important to get the reader to focus on what a typical day
it is in this small town. The time of day is set in the morning and the time of
year is early summer. She also describes that school has just recently let out
for summer break, letting the reader infer that the time of year is early summer.
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