Sunday, January 20, 2008

shirley jackson

The charm of "The Lottery" is in the nearly transparent unfolding of the story—as told in that elegant, understated voice—to the surprisingly barbaric final scene. A brutal race we are, in our gracious clothes.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for reminding us of this gem.

Anonymous said...

James,
Your penmanship is still horrendous.
Mrs. Economedes

Anonymous said...

I never understood how this was covered in elementary school. Probably because my teachers never got it.

I would spend more time here Jamie - but I must get back to participating in capitalism.

Your friend,

cph.

Baby said...

CPH, Thanks for taking time to stop by. Come back soon. We're accessible from pretty much every country.

JP

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