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Readers are often shocked by the story's ending. What stylistic choices does Jackson make to develop shock or surprise?
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Examine the names Jackson gives her characters. How do they connect to the story's themes or ideas?
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Brooks and Warren comment that "The Lottery" remains a puzzle "not because the story is vague and fuzzy, but rather because its web of observations about human nature is too subtle and too complex to be stated in one or two brief maxims." Discuss this story's 'web of observations about human nature.'
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