The Lottery and Other Stories
The lottery by Shierly Jackson
6A: Find examples of description and dialogue that create a congenial friendly/lighthearted mood in the reader. Why does the writer start the story this way?"
6A: Find examples of description and dialogue that create a congenial friendly/lighthearted mood in the reader. Why does the writer start the story this way?"
The story begins with congeniality of neighbours. This leads the reader into thinking that "the lottery" means something pleasant. The reader is lulled into a sense of community closeness which makes the rising action and climax that much more ironic and strange.