The Lottery Powerpoint -Alex Mar
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
SHIRLEY JACKSON
- Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco on December 14, 1916
- Her Family moved out east when she was 17
- Ms. Jackson attended University of Rochester for a year
- After college she spent her time writing short stories
"THE LOTTERY"
- Every year a lottery is held in a small town
- The winner of this lottery is stoned to death
- This year's winner is the Hutchinson family
- And Tessie Hutchison is not happy
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THEMES
- Customs - the Lottery is a yearly tradition
- Family- the Lottery bring family close together, hoping they don't get picked
- Mob Mentality- The lottery shows how powerful a mob mentality.
- Silence- No body says anything about the lottery until they are chosen to die
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CHARACTERS
PLOT DIAGRAM
TONE AND MOOD
- Controlled Violence
- Overall the Lottery is just a controlled murder
- In what seems to be a peaceful town violence is carried out
- The mood is almost festive, the Lottery is almost like a festival
- Adults coming together to chat, kids finding rocks and piling them up
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SETTING
FORESHADOWING
- "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie."
- This quote by Mr. Summers foretells Tessie's fate
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SAVAGERY VS. CIVILITY
- The town sits on the fence between chaos and order
- The town is civilized enough to have a functional town
- They have their own bank and post office
- The Lottery brings out their savagery
- In todays society we would never think about stoning someone
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LITERARY TERMS
CONNECTIONS TO TODAY
- The silence of the Lottery is very much an aspect of today
- Not a lot of people really stands up for peope who are in danger
- People only speak out when something is affects them
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