Literary Elements In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

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Growing up in today’s society tradition has been a part of everyone’s childhood and life. There are so many different facts and opinions about tradition. In today’s world, a lot of people tradition still exists around the world. In my opinion tradition is something that people pass down to their family members and other people. There are some interesting literary elements that Shirley Jackson points out in the short story “The Lottery”. Jackson uses literary devices such as symbols, irony, and imagery to show the reader the theme of tradition in the short story “The Lottery”. Through the use of symbols, the author reveals the stones in the short story to symbolize death. In the short story, it says, “A stone hit her on the head and Mrs.

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