The Lottery: Themes

Like the story, the play starts as people are assembling for the lottery What family will it be this time? Which member? Only gradually do we begin to suspect

In the beginning of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, the tone and mood are deceptively calm and ordinary The initial mood is set as

the best of jav children, gathering in the town square for the lottery The mood is festive, and the villagers chat and joke with one another as they wait for the lottery to

the daily lottery number The general mood appears relaxed and calm, as if this was any other day during the year Summer-time feel; care-free; children acting jovially There are clues