The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.
Goal of the Essay:
The genre (style, type, category) of this essay is literary research-based argument. You have been thoroughly introduced to the argumentative essay genre of composition writing. Your goal in this essay is to write an argument based on a piece of literature in which you clearly express your view on what you think is the major, or main, idea (theme) of the literary text. Once you have decided on this one major idea you should then identify several logical, rational reasons that validate your view/stance.
Instructions:
You are assigned, to read, a story written by a famous American author named Shirley Jackson entitled The Lottery. In this story Jackson presents an intriguing account of events occurring in a small, rural village. Based on your reading of the story, identify what you think is the main idea of this literary work. What is the main idea (thesis) Jackson is attempting to communicate to the reader about life or human experience? Make certain that you include textual evidence to support and/or illustrate your thesis. Make certain that you develop a clear, focused, specific thesis statement identifying the reasons you argue that support the accuracy of your thesis. Refer to literary elements of the story, e.g. setting, characters, etc. Also, you must find, consult, and cite, at least one source outside of the story itself. This story may easily be found in many places; however, the following link also contains the story. (http://www.americanliterature.com/Jackson/SS/TheLottery.html )
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