The Lottery Character Analysis: Mr. Summers. Despite the positive connotations associated with his name, Mr. Summers holds the responsibility of overseeing many of the town's activities including the lottery. His prominence in the town seems to stem from the fact that he manages the coal company, and from the town's people, who sympathize with him because he is childless and has a miserable.
The personality of Old Man Warner is constructed over the community’s unwillingness to abandon traditions at all costs.Shirley Jackson portrays Old Man Warner as an individual who has traditions instilled in him to a fault.Throughout the story, Old Man Warner is constantly at odds with the younger community members who start questioning the point of such a lottery.
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson: an Analysis.Professor Eklund The Lottery by Shirley Jackson: An Analysis The short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was written in 1948 and takes place in a small town, on the 27th of June. In this story, the lottery occurs every year, around the summer solstice. All families gather together to draw.
The lottery written by Shirley Jackson is regarded as one of the best short stories to have ever been written in American history, the story deals with a barbaric tradition of stoning people to death and Tessie the central character of the story succumbs to her injuries.
