The Lottery

5 – Postwar

level – pre-intermediate

plot – “The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson.

The story describes a fictional small town in contemporary America which observes an annual rite known as “the lottery”. The purpose of the lottery is to choose a human sacrificial victim to be stoned to death to ensure the community’s continued well being.

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