Shirley Jackson Research Paper

Shirley Jackson was an American author, she has gained more attentions for her literary works, over the years. Her stories and books are based off of her life and she has gotten rewards for many of her writings. Shirley Jackson was born December, 14, 1916, In San Francisco, California, to her parents Geraldine and Leslie Jackson. Her parents were well grounded among San Francisco's wealthy elite leaving Shirley Jackson an outcast. Her mother constantly hectored Shirley about her weight, from the time she was a child to her adult life. As a child, Shirley spent most, her time writing, much to her mother's dismay. Shirley, wrote about her childhood experiences in some of the works. Shirley once said, "So long as you write it away nothing can hurt you" showing that Shirley's childhood was not always happy. Shirley Jackson, when to school at Rochester University, at the age of 17. Where her parents felt they could keep an eye on her. However, she later withdrew, because she didn't like any of the classes. She spent a year, at home writing. Later, she went to Syracuse University, where she flourished both socially and academically. She also meet her husband, while they were both

Shirley continued to write and run the household. Her most famous writing was the short story "The Lottery" published in 1948. Her other works such as "Life among the Savages" (1958), Raising Demons (1957), "The Haunting of Hill House" (1959), "We have always lived in the Castle" (1962) and "Come Along with Me" (1968), were also very popular. Her short story "The Lottery", sparked widespread public outrage when it was 1st published. Shirley Jackson's works such as "Life Among the Savages" and "Raising Demons" were light and comical memoirs of Jackson's life, raising her four children. These works contrasted drastically with the dark pessimism of her other