ELE3101-Writer's Moods & Opinions

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The quality of

the verb that

conveys the

writers attitude

toward a subject

The feelingcreated by a

literary work

or passage

WHAT IS

WRITERSMOOD ANDOPINION?


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Shirley Jacksons short story, The Lottery,

aroused much controversy and criticism in

1948, following its debut publication, in theNew Yorker.

Jackson uses irony and comedy to

suggest an underlying evil, hypocrisy,and weakness of human kind.


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The drawing has been around over seventy-seven

years and is practiced by every member of the town.

The story take place in a small village, where thepeople are close and tradition is paramount.

A yearly event, called the lottery, is one in which oneperson in the town is randomly chosen, by drawing, to

be violently stoned by friends and family.


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Her use of friendly language among the villagers and the

presentation of the lottery as an event similar to the

square dances and Halloween programs illustrates the

lottery as a welcomed, festive event.

The surrealism of this idea is most evident

through Jacksons tone.


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EXAMPLEWRITERS

MOOD ANDOPINION

PEACEFULNESS

AND

TRANQUILLITY

HATRED

SETTING THAT

ILLUSTRATE

THE MOOD

IRONIC

RITUALISTIC


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PEACEFULNESS AND

TRANQUILITY


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HATRED


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SETTING THAT ILLUSTRATE

THE MOOD


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IRONIC


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OPINION

At the first time we read the

story, we thinks that The Lottery

winner is a lucky person. But, at

the end of the story, we foundthat The Lottery is a unlucky

person who (stoned) was a

scapegoat of the tradition.

Scapegoat

The winner of The Lottery is

sacrifice to bear the sins of the

villagers. Mrs. Hutchinson was

violently stoned by her family

and friends because the villagers

believe that she as the winner of

The Lottery can bear their sins.

IronyWe can see that the irony in this story is one of the thing that attract the

readers. At first we predict everything going to be alright but it actually vice

versa. For example, the presentation of the lottery as an event similar to

the square dances and Halloween programmed illustrated. Actually at last

The Lottery is the person who being stones by family and friends.

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