The lottery

Jennifer Gray
Instructor Tubb
English 102.005
13 April 2003

Analysis of Names: “The Lottery”
It is a nice summer day and children are playing in the square, while waiting for the adults to arrive. After everyone is assembled, Mr. Summers enters with a black box. The black box foreshadows how something terrible is about to happen. In “The Lottery”, the theme is how dangerous and immoral a tradition can be if it is continued without questioning. Shirley Jackson uses her characters names to give her story more depth.
Mr. Summers is one of the leaders of the lottery. Ironically, summer is the season the lottery is held. Summer is also a bright and cheerful time of year where people are happy. Mr. Summers is a upbea...