Irony of Setting in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

The setting set forth by Shirley Jackson in the beginning of The Lottery conceives a feeling of peacefulness and tranquillity. This setting furthermore conceives an likeness in the brain of the book reader, the likeness of a usual village on a usual summer day. Furthermore, Shirley Jackson values the setting in The Lottery to foreshadow an ironic ending.

First, Shirley Jackson starts The Lottery by setting up the setting. To start, she notifies the book reader what time of day and what time of year the story takes place. This is significant to get the book reader to aim on what a usual day it is in this little town. The time of day is set in the forenoon and the time of year is early summer. She furthermore recounts that school has just recently let out for summer break, letting the reader infer that the time of year is early summer. The setting of the town is recounted by the author as that of any usual rural community. Furthermore, she recounts the lawn as 'richly green' and that 'the blossoms were blooming profusely' (196). These descriptions of the surroundings give the book book book book reader a serene felling about the town. Also, these descriptions make the reader seem snug about the enclosures as if there was not anything incorrect in this quaint village.

Upon reading the first paragraph, Shirley Jackson recounts the town in general. The town is first mentioned in the unfastening paragraph where she sets the position in the town square. She places in perspective the position of the rectangle 'between the mail agency and the bank' (196). This visualizes for the book book reader what a little village this is, since everything seems to be centralized at or near the village square. This is furthermore key in that the town rectangle is the position for the residual part of the story. The town rectangle is an significant position for the setting since the finish of the story will be set in this location.

Also, Shirley Jackson conceives a snug atmosphere while describing the inhabitants of the town.

First, she recounts the young kids accumulating together and breaking into 'boisterous play'(196). Also, the young kids are described as gathering rocks, which is an action of numerous usual children. She described the men as accumulating together and conversing about 'planting and rain, tractors ...