“Controversy and Conflict Hits the Lottery” The short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is very well known because of the tradition of the village. Tradition is a big point issued to the people throughout their lives. The title “The Lottery” sounds as if something good is being given away. As you know after reading the story, that isn’t the case at all. The tradition the village faces is very controversial. The tradition of the lottery is taken in many different ways, because it is unexamined. In particular, the conflict of t....

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