As we examine each of the following stories "The Story of the Hour," "The Lottery," "Hunter in the Snow," "Haircut," and "Good Country People". We will view the similarities of dishonor, despair and disgrace that each of the authors Kate Chopin, Shirley Jackson, Tobias Wolff, Ring Lardner and Flannery O'Connor use to demonstrate the implied visualization thereof in each of their stories.
             In "The Story of the Hour," Kate Chopin uses despair to show us how Mrs. Mallard in not only inflicted with illness she is also imprisoned in her own home. When she hears the news of her husband's death she goes into a room by herself, as she looks out the window her heart and self were set free and renewed because she knew that she no longer had to live as her husband said, she could do and think as she pleased and she was overjoyed. The dishonor, disgrace and despair she felt imprisoned by her husband would be no more. Upon seeing that Mr. Mallard was indeed alive she died the shock, realization and despair of knowing that she once again would be a prisoner in her own home.
             As Kate Chopin, Shirley Jackson in "The Lottery," uses the traditions and ancient systems of others to disgrace an entire town.
             This is a story of a demonic nature or at least ungodly. Although many of the villages close by were no longer participating in the lottery in their towns; this village chooses to stand by its primordial traditions. Ms. Jackson is very cleaver in the way she exploits her story. All the villagers gather in town as the lottery is not allowed to begin until everyone is accounted for. The families came by the numbers, chatting and laughing. The children play gathering stones as Mr. Summers and the postmaster prepare the black box and the other items necessary for the lottery drawing. The families all gather together as each of the heads of household's names are ...