Monday, April 16, 2012

Symbolism and Semantic Devices

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
  1. It was sunny in the beginning of the book and since the sun it warm and comforting, that could mean comedy.
  2. There was a dark box that was faded and splintered so that could mean tragedy since darkness it never good.
  3. The flowers were blossoming so that could mean comedy because flowers blossom in spring and spring is a beautiful season full of things growing.
  4. At the end someone was screaming it wasn’t fair in a contest because someone was about to die, so that could mean tragedy.
  5. In the book there was a hush going through the crowd so it was silent because one of the people on stage were about to die.
  6. One person had got hit on the head with a stone so that is violence because someone threw it at them and people kept throwing stones and that causes pain which can mean tragedy.
  7. Since the husband and wife were caring for each other that can mean romance because love is romance.
  8. In the book winning the lottery is a bad and that is ironic because in real life it is the exact opposite.


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