Essays on Shirley Jackson

A Synopsis of The Lottery In the short story The Lottery, there is a small town in America with only 300 people living there. The date is June 27, and everyone gathers for the lottery. The town’s children, who have no school in the summer,…

The Real Language “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson is an intriguing story about an older lady who attempts to save her town but in turn becomes a contributor to its corruption The story begins with Miss Strangeworth, the story’s main character, on her…

A successful work of literature is timeless and placeless. The themes and messages conveyed in a good piece of literature are important despite the era or place the reader is. A successful work of literature also allows readers to connect to the world surrounding them…

The story takes place during the 1950s at a place called Hill House which has a miserable reputation of being haunted. Dr. Montague wants to investigate this supernatural phenomenon and decides to invite a group of people who themselves have had supernatural experiences to live…

The analysis of the novel “The Haunting of Hill House” written by Shirley Jackson. The story takes place during the 1950s at a place called Hill House which has a miserable reputation of being haunted. Dr. Montague wants to investigate this supernatural phenomenon and decides…

We as a whole love awfulness or phantom stories, isn’t that right? Some are not all that spooky while some are spine-shivering. In any case, each story or novel has a wonderful bend in it giving the peruser a value moral at last. In my…