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Violence and Cruelty in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

This analytical essay on Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" takes a look at how Jackson uses description and action in the service of the story's themes on the inevitable nature of violence and cruelty. The student argues that avoiding individuation and emphasizing group behavior helps deepen the cult-like atmosphere of the story.
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This essay received a C by one of Kibin's paper graders. Click here to see what was done well and what needs improvement.

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Not sure what I'd do without @Kibin
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Bridget's feedback:

"You've done well in supporting your thesis with specific examples from the text, and drawing in commentary from other sources creates depth -- make sure to properly place your quotation marks so that your reader knows when the other voices are being used to enhance the discussion. My other main comment is related to this note--that is, frequent typos and errors that make specific moments of the discussion pretty hard to follow. Keeping in mind that a reader who is trying to disentangle the syntax is a distracted reader, use a careful proofread to fix these issues up so the reader has a smooth reading experience where they can focus on the ideas.

Your overall structure and organization appear sound, but I notice some repeated phrasing when making similar points. It's fine to emphasize a point but when you also mirror the phrasing ("perhaps her most exemplary work..."), the reader can get thrown off and start to question the organization and argumentation's logic."

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