https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz Write an analytical paragraph about setting in either "The Bound Man" or "The Lottery" -Once complete, read and comment on two other posts en-us 2020-08-25 04:41:54 UTC 2020-08-27 06:41:22 UTC hello@padlet.com ajit_dhillon https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696536986

Setting and the details associated with it not only depict a time and place, but also covey values associated with that setting. 

Identify and describe specific textual details that convey or reveal a setting. 

Describe the relationship between a character and setting. 

]]> 2020-08-25 04:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696536986 ajit_dhillon https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696537070 2020-08-25 04:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696537070 22johnob https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696669876 2020-08-25 07:11:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696669876 21arshi https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696670341 In "The Lottery", Shirley Jackson uses the setting of an old village that blindly follows an annual tradition in order to highlight the unquestionable support that traditions receive in society (even if those traditions are absolutely ludicrous). To understand this, it is important to note that the story takes place in "a village" that has been participating in an annual event known as "the lottery". Shirley Jackson tricks the reader into believing that nothing is amiss in this village as families casually prepare to participate in the lottery. However, at the end of the story it is revealed that the 'winner' of the lottery is stoned to death. Yet, the oldest man in the village, Old Man Warner, reacts to another village giving up the lottery by stating, "Pack of crazy fools. Listening to young folk, nothing's good for them...There's always been a lottery." The diction in the above quote heavily implies that Old Man Warner firmly believes that the lottery is an integral part of his society and since the lottery has been present even before he was born, it is an important tradition that must be continued. Thus, Old Man Warner's philosophy clearly shows the need to follow a tradition without any questions asked. His philosophy can be questioned as it is stated in the story that, "The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago." Are the villagers even aware of why the lottery was started? It appears not as even the oldest man in the village dismisses the abandonment of the tradition in other villages as ridiculous simply because young people question the tradition. He justified it in the first quote above by simply stating that there has always been a lottery. All because there has always been a lottery, do the villagers still think it is right to stone someone to death? All in all, Shirley Jackson expertly utilises setting through locations such as the old village and senior citizens such as Old Man Warner to depict the unquestionable faith shown by humans for traditions that they value.]]> 2020-08-25 07:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696670341 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696670487 In “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson uses the setting of a small town in order to criticize the bad habits of society with contrasting how evil the lottery was, comparing to the peaceful town. 
In paragraph 2, the phrase " Bobby Martin....roundest stones"  The author uses this phrase to create a contrast with the ending,  specially when she mentioned the "smoothest and roundest stone." This phrase shows that the kids are enjoying in picking up the most perfect stones. This Phrase create contrast with the later on story because it shows that the children didn't know what is going to happen, and they didn't realize the stones that they are playing with will become a weapon at the end of the story.

]]> 2020-08-25 07:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696670487 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671078 Blind-sighted of his past, a man tied up in a rope manoeuvres his way through a forest. Suddenly, he finds himself in a circus setting and becomes known as the circus' bound man attraction.  On page 11, reader's are able to comprehend his conformity by paying attention to the bound man's motives being newly brought into the circus. "His fame grew from village to village but the motions he went through were few and always the same...he had continually to practise in the day-time in the half-dark tent in order to retain his shackled freedom." From this, reader's are able to understand that maintaining his identity as "the bound man" is able to metaphorically free him from the unknown identity he never knew. Therefore, he conforms and works with this new identity given to him. 

-Zara]]> 2020-08-25 07:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671078 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671156 Throughout "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson consistently uses the setting of a bright and innocent town to emphasise the horrifying events that happen later on through the usage of word choice and imagery. The contrast is highlighted at the beginning of the story where Jackson introduces the village with the words, "...in this village, where there were only about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o'clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner" (Page 1, Paragraph 1). The nonchalant mention of how the lottery  took less than two hours causes the reader to think that the lottery is an innocent routine for them. There is nothing odd about the description of the event, and the mention of timing paints the image that it is merely another day for the people in the village. Moreover, the fact that the villagers will have the lottery over and done with before noon dinner gives the illusion that all the villagers will be well off and fine to go to dinner. However, the stoning of the villager at the very end of the story completely contradicts that statement, utilising the contrast to highlight the terrifying event at the conclusion of the lottery.
-Christy]]> 2020-08-25 07:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671156 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671212 In "The Lottery" Shirley Jackson uses the setting of a what seems like a perfect place and day to show irony to the events that take place later on.  This can be seen on page 1 it says, "The Morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."  This is showing the reader what the setting looks like and is giving the place features as if it were not real but instead a place that is too perfect to exist. When read by the reader this quote gives a positive feeling through this description and with this being the first sentence of the passage it sets the mood for the story and readers will not expect a sudden switch. This positive feeling and description symbolises life which can be seen by the "flowers were blossoming profusely." This is very ironic to the end of the story as it ends with an unexpected death. This was done due to the fact that the writer wanted to have the reader have one idea of what will happen but then have something completely different happen.
-Robin]]> 2020-08-25 07:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671212 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671329 In "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson she uses the setting of a bright and small town to have a larger impact on her audience when she reveals the true values of the town that is the complete opposite. We can see that from the first line when she introduces the town in a very positive way by saying describing the town. Jackson uses descriptive words/phrases such as "the flowers were blossoming profusely" or "the grass was richly green". She sets the mood of the story as a very joyful place. This is able to mislead the reader as later on she introduces a darker meaning to the story that the reader doesn't expect. However the definition of "The Lottery" goes against this ideas that the town is a happy and joyful place and "the lottery" symbolises death. 
-Kay ]]> 2020-08-25 07:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671329 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671670 In "The Lottery" Shirley Jackson uses the positive description of the setting to make the ending of the story more unexpected. At the beginning of the story, the author wrote that, "The flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green." The description of the setting makes readers feel that the village is full of joy and happiness, because flower and grass are the symbols of life. They symbolize the harmony and prosperity of human society. Then the author mentions that people in the village began to gather in the square between the post office and the bank. The description of the crowd indicates that the village has social harmony, which is relatively important for becoming a society, which also means that people live happily with each other. In addition, the author's description of men, women and children shows a harmonious interaction between people. The action of these people are the same as those of us in real life. Therefore, readers can experience the harmony and happiness of this village, and unconsciously expect a happy ending of this story. But in fact, the ending of the story is actually a kind of satire on human nature and society. 
-Yawen]]> 2020-08-25 07:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671670 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671801 Throughout "The Bound Man", Aichinger uses setting to evoke strong emotions and to vividly convey   the incessant desire to be accepted by society. She exposes how the need for validation could potentially deteriorate our mental stability and physical health. Once the bound man had established his niche role in the circus, he became obsessed and adopted the persona entirely, refusing to be unbound no matter what. The quote 'The difference between him and the other performers was that when the show was over he did not take off his rope.' This portrays the relationship dynamic between the bound man and his co-workers. Performing while bounded may be viewed as an inferior act as compared to the other performers, which lead the bound man to seek their respect and validation by committing to 
-whale

]]> 2020-08-25 07:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696671801 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696672004 In "The Bound Man", Ilse Aichinger uses setting to create a surreal, unclear atmosphere in order to make the themes of the story more applicable to the real world and the focal point of the story. By not specifying where and when the events of this story are taking place, it gives the reader a sense of uncertainty and intrigue, which in turn leads the reader to question the purpose of the story and the message behind it. Furthermore, the author does not even assign names to the characters in this short story, which adds to this effect. I think that this is a highly effective technique to highlight the theme of the story, which I believe is that human societies create a system of hierarchy over certain groups of people then systematically opresses them so that it is extremely difficult for them to change their status in life. Society then asks these minorities why they don't just work harder to improve their preordained position in life, yet rejects them and degrades them when they step out of their designated social status. A quote from page 17 "On the way to ]]> 2020-08-25 07:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696672004 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696675458 In "The Lottery" Shirley Jackson utilizes the setting of a close-knit town in order to highlight the naiveté of individuals and the difficulty of questioning traditions. For example, when Old Man Warner, the oldest member of the community, receives the news that other communities gave up on the lottery, he calls them "Pack of crazy fools," and responds "Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them" (Jackson 4). The complete dismissal of younger generations that bring different ideas that challenge societal norms shows the narrow-mindedness of the people in charge of the community. Old Man Warner completely disregards the changes made in other communities without raising any question reflects closely with how humans blindly follow certain rituals just for the sake of them being traditions. T]]> 2020-08-25 07:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696675458 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696687309 -Greg

]]> 2020-08-25 07:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696687309 21stephent https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696693736 In “The Bound Man,” Else Aichinger utilises a barren almost surrealistic setting where individuals are only described by their roles to emphasise how a single attribute, good or bad, can define identity. The story tells the tale of an unknown man trying to make the most out of being been tied up and restrained by a rope. He continues to remain anonymous throughout the story, only identified by the piece of rope restricting most but not all of his movement as he is still able to extend his arms and move by hopping or sliding. Eventually he joins a circus show and becomes an almost celebrity-like figure because of his condition known as the bound man. However, he eventually commits the seemingly impossible act of killing an escaped circus wolf and is forced by spectators to recreate it with another in a locked cage. Now with no choice, the bound man removes his rope and shoots the wolf before fleeing. In the last paragraph on page 17, he exclaims how after arriving at a river, “his anger died away” and “it seemed to him as if lumps of ice were floating in the water, and as if snow had fallen, obliterating memory.” This shows how upon removing the rope, the only thing that defined who we was, he simply became a nobody associated with nothing.]]> 2020-08-25 07:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/3f3h3l7gmwoejlqz/wish/696693736