the lottery

            
             Analysis of Tessie Hutchinson in gThe Lotteryh
             Human being has always tended to forget some accidents in the daily life of a person. The story hThe Lotteryh 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 Hutchinsonfs character, Shirley Jackson gives the reader the impression that Tessie Hutchinsonfs 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 saidh(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 isnft 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...

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