A Farewell To Arms And The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

Kelly Warner 29 September 2017 EN 234 – Introduction to Fiction Setting and Symbolism In the novel â€Å"A Farewell to Arms† by Ernest Hemingway and the short story â€Å"The Lottery† by Shirley Jackson, there are distinct similarities and differences in the setting and symbolism used throughout. In order to see what the authors are trying to say, from time to time, you have to look deeper into the facts in the writing and analyze. Both of these stories are extremely stimulating, while still being heartbreaking. The styles that these stories have make you as a reader see things differently in your own life and your own experiences. If you look at the similarities in these two stories, it is apparent that both of the authors use weather to†¦show more content†¦The weather also had meaningful symbolism in both of the stories that led to the plot and conclusion of the story. The rain in â€Å"A Farewell to Arms† has more meaning than what we initially read. Rain symbolized death. If you look at the first chapter, it reads, â€Å"In the fal l when the rains came the leaves all fell from the chestnut trees and the branches were bare and the trunks blank with rain; the vineyards were thin and bare-branched too and all the country wet and brown and dead with autumn† (Hemingway, 4). There was an outbreak of fatal illnesses that killed seven thousand people, â€Å"At the start of the winter came the permanent rain and with the rain came the cholera† (Hemingway, 7). Later on, Catherine tells Henry â€Å"I’m afraid of the rain because sometimes I see myself dead in it; and sometimes I see you dead in it† (Hemingway, 107). â€Å"A Farewell to Arms† and â€Å"The Lottery† both use religion as a form of symbolism. Henry describes the priest’s home of Abruzzi as a â€Å"place where the roads were frozen and hard as iron, where it was clear and cod and dry and the snow was dry and powdery† (Hemingway, 116). Even though the story showed glimpses of hope, Henry said â€Å"I bel ieved that life was a tragedy and knew it could only have one end† (Merrill). The author of â€Å"The Lottery† was a Christian woman, so I can see why the critic Helen Nebeker argued that â€Å"the three legs of theShow MoreRelatedThe Lottery, By Shirley Jackson1149 Words   |  5 Pagesutilize their original purpose- or becoming outdated. In â€Å"The Lottery† by Shirley Jackson, she highlights the detrimental causes of what happens when a tradition is continued, and the original history is forgotten. There are many traditions that are no longer followed today because they no longer serve a purpose, but in â€Å"The Lottery,† the outdated tradition is still being followed by the community. Due to the brutality of â€Å"The Lottery,† Jackson warns of the consequences of simply following something justRead MoreThe Lottery by Shirley Jackson Essay1712 Words   |  7 PagesShirley Jackson, born on December 14, 1916, devotes much of her life to the writing of short stories and novels. Some of these include The Sundial, The Haunting of Hill House, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Jacksons stories, inspiring and influential to most, are also controversial to some. Her most controversial story, published in 1948 in The New Yorker, is The Lottery. The purpose for the writing of the story varies depending upon the reader, but some might say that it expressesRead More Essay on Shirley Jacksons The Lottery - Inhumanity Exposed1161 Words   |  5 Pages Inhumanity Exposed in The Lottery nbsp; The story entitled The Lottery, written by Shirley Jackson is an intriguing and shocking parable. The Lottery is set in a small village on a clear summer day. Written in objective third person point of view, The Lottery keeps the reader in suspense as the story progresses. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; The story begins June 27th on a clear and sunnyfull-summer day. From the very beginning, irony occurs in the storyRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 PagesRichard Gould, Kenneth King, Marjorie Lee, Elizabeth Perry, Heidi Wackerli, Perry Weddle, Tiffany Whetstone, and the following reviewers: David Adams, California State Polytechnic University; Stanley Baronett, Jr., University of Nevada-Las Vegas; Shirley J. Bell, University of Arkansas at Monticello; Phyllis Berger, Diablo Valley College; Kevin Galvin, East Los Angeles College; Jacquelyn Ann Kegley, California State University-Bakersfield; Darryl Mehring, University of Colorado at Denver; Dean