"The Lottery": Recap and Discussion

Hello, readers! 

Welcome to our one-week discussion of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” I’m not the most well-versed in America’s canon of short stories, but I can pretty easily say that “The Lottery” is the best, most memorable short story I’ve ever read. Each re-reading exposes new, chilling layers of meaning. 

Let’s go through the story and then chat a…