The Lottery and Other Stories

The lottery by Shierly Jackson

6A: Find examples of description and dialogue that create a congenial friendly/lighthearted mood in the reader. Why does the writer start the story this way?"

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The story begins with congeniality of neighbours. This leads the reader into thinking that "the lottery" means something pleasant. The reader is lulled into a sense of community closeness which makes the rising action and climax that much more ironic and strange.

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