English, 15.01.2020 01:31, Austin4094

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which part of the story foreshadows the lottery?

how is irony used in the story?

satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. shirley jackson said she had the setting in the present tense (she wrote it in 1948) in order to “shock the readers with a graphic dramatization of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives.” what “pointless violence” and “general inhumanity” is she referring to?

consider her statement in the question above and your response to it. then what is the message of the story (or the lesson learned by reading the story)?

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