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The Irony in "The Lottery"
Shirley Jackson wrote the story "The Lottery." A lottery is typically thought of as
something good because it usually involves winning something such as money or prizes. In
this lottery it is not what they win but it is what is lost. Point of views, situations, and the
title are all ironic to the story "The Lottery."
The point of view in "The Lottery" is ironic to the outcome. Jackson used third
person dramatic point of view when writing "The Lottery." The third person dramatic
point of view allowed the author to keep the outcome of the story a surprise. The
outcome is ironic because the readers are led to believe everything is fine because we do
not really know what anyone is thinking. This point of view enables the ending to be
ironic.
The situations in "The Lottery" are ironic. The author's use of words keeps the
reader thinking that there is nothing wrong and that everyone is fine. The story starts by
describing the day as "clear and sunny"(309). The people of the town are happy and going
on as if it is every other day. The situation where Mrs. Hutchinson is jokingly saying to
Mrs. Delacroix "Clean forgot what day it was"(311) is ironic because something that is so
awful cannot truly be forgotten. At the end of the story when Mrs. Hutchinson is chosen
for the lottery, it is ironic that it does not upset her that she was chosen. She is upset
because of the way she is chosen. She shows this by saying "It isn't fair, it isn't right" (316).
The situation is extremely ironic to the story.
The title of the story "The Lottery" is ironic. By reading the title of the story the
reader may think that someone is...
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