The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

What is the tone of The Lottery? What are some examples?

The light comic tone of those books contrasts sharply with the dark pessimism of Jackson's other works, whose general theme is the presence of evil and chaos

tone of the lottery The tone at the beginning of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery is peaceful and lighthearted The setting is shown as a clear and sunny day with

10_01_24 lottery result Jackson describes each aspect of the lottery with no judgement, offering information in a way that gives no indication of the dark truth of the event Even as a