Name: Jian Chu
Course Code: ENG 213-C (American Literature Appreciation)
Instructor: Beau Golwitzer
Homework: Week 1 (Entrance Essay)
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
For Me, I grew up from another country, the literature that I’ve studied during my high
school back in Malaysia was Phantom of the Opera and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This two
Literature that I’ve studied before seems to be different from the short story of “The Lottery” by
Shirley Jackson.
After reading the short story of “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson,
It seriously made me
think of The Hunger Games at first, but when I continued reading the story, it seems that I start
switching to focused on another message: how blindly people in society can follow certain
rules/traditions/rituals without questioning them. I love how unprecise the setting is, making us
realize that it is something that can happen anywhere and adds a feeling of timelessness to the
story. The characters are boring, but I like how Tessie has something to say about what is
