The Lottery By Shirley Jackson This is a disturbing tale of evil, set in a small village of about 300 residents. On June 27th of every year the members of the community hold a village-wide lottery in which everyone is expected to participate. Throughout the story we get an odd feeling regarding the residents. Although they are gathering for a lottery drawing, there is an air of nervousness about the event, an overwhelming sense that something …showed first 75 words of 391 total…

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