Analysis of Tessie Hutchinson in gThe Lotteryh
Human being has always tended to forget some accidents in the daily life of a person. The story hThe Lotteryh by Shirley Jackson describes an unexpected accident in the daily life of a person. By utilizing the concepts of irony, character and setting, Shirley Jackson gives the reader first impression that is a peaceful atmosphere as an American country. Also, Shirley Jackson decides that the winner of the lottery should be Tessie Hutchinson who is not a perfect woman but an ordinary person because the reader would be sympathetic to the character.
In the view of Tessie Hutchinsonfs character, Shirley Jackson gives the reader the impression that Tessie Hutchinsonfs character changes convivial to tragic. She has three kids and is a housewife because she was wearing an apron when she had reached the ritual. Thus, she can be seen as an ordinary happy housewife in the village. However, she made a fatal mistake that she forgot the traditional lottery and arrived at the village square exactly before it started; gMrs. Hutchinson came hurriedly along the path to the square, her sweater thrown over her shoulders, and slid into place in the back of the crowd. eClean forgot what day it was,f she saidh(423). Thus, before the lottery starts, she is not care about the lottery. However, after she was chosen the winner, she tried to oppose the society of village, g It isnft fair,h(428). The reader would be sympathetic to her as tragic character because ordinary people, in general, forget some unexpected accidents in daily life!
. Also, the people try to escape from the accidents as much as possible.
While, Irony plays a strong point in the title of the story because when one thinks of lottery, one thinks of a winner who gets much money or gifts. However, in the story, the lottery is the opposite. The winner becomes a target that all villagers stone to death. However, the villa...