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'''''The Lottery''''' is a short story by [[Shirley Jackson]] first published in 1948. The story is about a yearly lottery in a small town that values tradition. The winner of the lottery is stoned to death by fellow citizens.<ref>{{hnb|Voth|2005}}</ref>

'''''The Lottery''''' is a short story by [[Shirley Jackson]] first published in 1948.

 

Set in a small, rural town, each year the citizens continue a tradition of an annual "lottery" designed to bring good fortune to the area crops.  Even though nearby towns have discontinued the practice, the town values tradition and refuses to end it.

 

However, the "winner" of the lottery is, in fact, the loser: s/he is stoned to death by his/her fellow citizens.<ref>{{hnb|Voth|2005}}</ref> The story ends with that year's winner begging to be spared her fate, claiming that "it's not fair, it's not right".

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