Book Review: The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

Through this story, she highlights the hypocrisy, brutality, and horror of 'civilisation' and Jackson explores the phenomenon of rituals

The names of families are alphabetically called Once the family is assembled in front of the box, the oldest to the youngest picks a slip from

the poker house Even Jackson's mother shared her dislike for the story with her daughter, claiming that the younger generation was too obsessed with violence Shirley Jackson

they''re dogs and they''re playing poker This Web site is dedicated to the wonderful world of the short story and to all who enjoy reading shorts stories as I do I will try to add a few short