Literary Analysis DRAFT on
Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” 
Identify a particula

Literary Analysis DRAFT on
Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” 
Identify a particular theme and show how the writer suggests that theme through the point 
Of view from which the story is told. 
Your essay should answer:
1. What is the authors purpose?
2. Why did they write this? 
3. Why is it important?