"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson |
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| *Kathleen* |
 Sep 10 2004, 06:36 PM
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Has anyone read this short story? I thought it was hilarious, although I don't believe it was intended to be.
 We recently read it for English, and are currently writing three different types of essays for them. What do you think about it?
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Sep 10 2004, 06:51 PM
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nope...i've never read it.
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Sep 10 2004, 07:59 PM
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 I Luv Yooh! Group: Member Posts: 874 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,183 |
Yupp!! I had to read it for an english writing assignment...it was kinda funny actually! The ending was kinda surprising
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Sep 10 2004, 09:45 PM
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i just read in class yeaturday. at the end i was like wtf. lol then i finally got it. the endin really surprised me. i thought it was a regular lottery.
i read another story by her it's called Charlie. it has a suprise ending but no so dramtic. that story)meanin the lotter) was good...sorta funny
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Sep 10 2004, 10:12 PM
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yeah, i remember reading it in English like 3 years ago. at first i thought it was some stupid story about the actual lottery, but it turned out to be funny, in a sadistic way lol
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Sep 10 2004, 10:38 PM
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I Luv Yooh! Group: Member Posts: 874 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,183 |
QUOTE just read in class yeaturday. at the end i was like wtf. lol then i finally got it. the endin really surprised me. i thought it was a regular lottery. i read another story by her it's called Charlie. it has a suprise ending but no so dramtic. that story)meanin the lotter) was good...sorta funny Heh, woah...I read Charlie too..quite interesting |
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