The Symbolic Meaning of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”: Life as a Lottery I have always loved this story and taught it many times during my college teaching career. Of course the central theme of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is that blindly following tradition can lead to violence and cruelty. But I think that the..
Seen but not heard My father’s attitude toward children was simple: They were to be seen but not heard; Or preferably not seen… nor heard. That was the simplest solution of all for Jim McBryde. Dad had a particularly hard spot For rambunctious boys, Especially from my mother’s side of the family; Cousins Johnny..