Bill Brown, Peter Yost, Eyal Press, Liz Sacheli and Edward Park. The Censoring of “The Lottery”. The English Journal. Vol 75, No. 2 (Feb., 1986), pp. 64-67. Web. This text consisted of letters written from students regarding their views on if and how “The Lottery” should be sensored.
Bogert, Edna. Censorship and “The Lottery”. National Council of Teachers of English. The English Journal, Vol. 74, No. 1 (Jan., 1985), pp. 45-47. Web. These pages consist of how critics and others view the short story. It contains the opinions of how censorship has to do with the story. Bogert shares that it was once taken out of the curriculum and how censorship should play a large role. Bogert is not the only person that critiques it. These pages are filled with opinions.
Guran, Paula. SHIRLEY JACKSON & THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. Dark Echo. July 1999. Web. Guran tells how “The Haunting of the Hill House,” is one of the best horror stories ever written. Shirley Jackson, who is a memorable writer, writes that work of literature. This article tells about the story and how the author portrays things a certain way to make it one of the best horror stories ever written.
Nebeker, Helen E.. “The Lottery”: Symbolic Tour de Force. Duke University Press. American Literature, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Mar., 1974), pp. 100-108. Web. Nebeker talks about how symbolism is used, and how the story fuses two sides together. She uses other quotes to get her point across. Symbolism plays a large role in the story and Nebeker makes that clear.
Shirley Hardie Jackson. Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1981. Gale Biography In Context. Web. In this source Jackson’s life is explained and everything that happened. Details from her birth to death are shared. This source talks about how she is a writer and everything that she went through personally. It speaks of her short story “The Lottery,” and how I related to her life.
Shirley Jackson. Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography. Vol. 5. Detroit: Gale Research, 1987. Gale Biography In Context. Web. Jackson’s life is discussed with evaluations of her different stories written. It states how Shirley Jackson’s name is most associated with the short story “The Lottery,” but she has written much more. It talks about “The Lottery,” and reflects upon it, as well has other works of literature she has written. This piece reflects on not only her life but what she has accomplished as a writer as well.
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