Essays on Shirley Jackson

Traditions are the leading source of every culture and developments in societies. It is what keeps the beliefs of traditions and customs alive. So they can be passed on from one generation to another. However, not all traditions begin with good intentions. Some traditions become…

“The Lottery”, is a short story written by Shirley Jackson and was published in 1948, just three years after World War II. If you didn’t know anything about Shirley Jackson, one would assume that “The Lottery” was a happy fairy tale story about winning money…

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…

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…