The setting of "The Lottery" has all the appearance of being a wholesome small town in rural America. Through imagery and detail, like "the flowers were blooming profusely, and the grass was richly green," Jackson conveys a pastoral feeling of a gentle summer. The men speak of tractors and farming, and the women wear "faded house dresses and sweaters."
Only as Jackson develops the events occurring at the town square does the reader begin to question the premise of the story; the reader begins to wonder why exactly do the boys fill their pockets with large stones and what the purpose of the ancient black box is. Jackson's use of setting in "The Lottery" is one of the greatest assets to the story; by creating a perfectly normal looking town, Jackson makes the gruesome stoning in the end seem even more horrific and disturbing, primarily because the citizens and setting were portrayed to be so average and common place. Through the use of setting in "The Lottery," Jackson argues that blindly following tradition can make even the most innocent seeming of small towns seem monstrous.
The setting of "The Lottery" has all the appearance of being a wholesome small town in rural America. Through imagery and detail, like "the flowers were blooming profusely, and the grass was richly green," Jackson conveys a pastoral feeling of a gentle summer. The men speak of tractors and farming, and the women wear "faded house dresses and sweaters." Only as Jackson develops the events occurring at the town square does the reader begin to question the premise of the story; the reader begins to wonder why exactly do the boys fill their pockets with large stones and what the purpose of the ancient black box is. Jackson's use of setting in "The Lottery" is one of the greatest assets to the story; by creating a perfectly normal looking town, Jackson makes the gruesome stoning in the end seem even more horrific and disturbing, primarily because the citizens and setting were portrayed to be so average and common place. Through the use of setting in "The Lottery," Jackson argues that blindly following tradition can make even the most innocent seeming of small towns seem monstrous.
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