Setting- Paragraph Analysis by Ajit Dhillon https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k -How does the setting of the short story connect to one of the main themes of “The Lottery” or “The Bound Man”? -Use one quote to support your views. Find a juicy quote that emphasizes the setting and really connects to the message of the story. en-us 2020-08-24 00:14:52 UTC 2020-08-26 02:16:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Instructions ajit_dhillon https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693683269 Consider the following: 
 
  1. Setting and the details associated with it not only depict a time and place, but also covey values associated with that setting. 
  2. Identify and describe specific textual details that convey or reveal a setting. 
  3. Describe the relationship between a character and setting. 


]]> 2020-08-24 00:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693683269 Instructions 2 ajit_dhillon https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693687687 After writing your paragraph, read and comment on two posts by your peers. You can provide them with feedback, ask them a question about their response, or elaborate on their ideas. ]]> 2020-08-24 00:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693687687 The Bound Man (paragraph analysis) joey https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693738655 In "The Bound Man", IIse Aichinger uses setting in order to highlight the way that the villlage and circus crew view the Bound Man as a animal and not a human being due to the Bound man act and mystery origin. We can see these through the story as the author/narrator mentions some odd habits that the bound man has. Such as when the show was over "he did not take his rope off" (page 12) as if he act was never over, however, the crew did finish their act after the show was over. As well as the mystery that Aichinger adds to the main character(the bound man) on like how "when the circus proprietor ask him why he didn't make up better story" he rather "preferred staying in the shade" (Page 12). This all showing how odd the bound man was and how everyone around him view him as a mystery. ]]> 2020-08-24 01:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693738655 The Bound Man Analysis https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693738792 Derek
Ilse Aichinger uses setting in "The Bound Man", in order to highlight the way in which the villagers and other performers view the bound man as a toy to keep them entertained rather than a person. As the story goes on, the bound man becomes a performer in the circus where he performs alongside elephants and tigers and is reduced to nothing more than a bizarre circus act. On page 12, Aichinger writes, "But that evening two of the performers suddenly picked him up by the arms and legs, carried him to the edge of the fire and started playfully swinging him to and fro..." showing that even his fellow performers didn't see him as human. In this act, the performers dehumanize him and cause him to seem like a toy doll that there would be no consequence in hurting. Later in the same paragraph, the same performers attempt to throw him over the fire and end up throwing him into the edge of the fire where the circus proprietor has to save him. The carefree way in which these people risk the bound man's life really underscores the way they seem to view him as an object that they can play with.]]> 2020-08-24 01:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693738792 The Lottery (William) 22williamm2 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693738858 The setting of a small town in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is used to in order to highlight a long-going tradition, which is The Lottery, that many of its residents have gotten used to. "But 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 villages to get home for noon dinner." states the scale of the town as compared to other towns nearby where the lottery takes about two days to complete. This setting simulates what a typical society feels like, with a slight twist to it. Using the setting of a small town also allows more perspectives to be shown in the story and tells us about the fears about the event that spreads around the town. The quote, "Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call their children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be called four or five times." mentions the fear of the lottery that is instilled in many, particularly the younger participants. The fear of dying, and the fear of losing their close ones to the tradition develops as the story goes on and when the winner of the lottery eventually gets chosen and their fate. These fears influences people to oblige and submit to the lottery. ]]> 2020-08-24 01:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693738858 The Lottery https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693739063 Ella
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, uses setting to offset her readers and give the illusion of a normal, happy town. While in reality this story emphasises how these people have normalised murder, and have grown so accustomed to the lottery that they willingly letting their families die rather than even questioning this tradition. Within the first sentence, the tone is already set, "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day." This sentence radiates a lighter and more friendly tone to the readers, setting up the story to be more family friendly. It's also noted that Mr. Summers is the coordinator of The lottery, as well as "the square dances, the teen club, the halloween program". Jackson grouped these different activities together to further convince the readers that the lottery was a fun activity that the village encouraged and promoted. By using a more warm tone and giving the readers the impression of a seemingly normal day the realisation of what is going to happen by the end of the story has a greater impact and is more shocking to the audience. It's hard to believe the story turns in such a dark way, but we are given a bit of insight into these characters minds throughout. Old Man Warner is a firm believer in the lottery, referring to people who supposedly stoped it as, "Pack of young fools." This seems ridiculous, knowingly offering yourself up to a chance of death seems stupid, but their society has made it such a common occurrence that not doing the lottery would alter their lives more. He isn't a bad person, rather, he is just following a tradition and living life like every other day which is thoroughly supported by the setting. ]]> 2020-08-24 01:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693739063 The Bound Man https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693739249 "The Bound Man" by Ilse Aichinger uses setting as a way to highlight to the audience one of the main themes of the story, which is that humans are bound by the limitations of mankind. Aichinger states that "he felt the gentleness of the faded foliage stroking the back of his hands, and he felt his own grip almost effortlessly reaching its maximum, and he felt too how he was in no way hampered by the rope." By fighting this stray wolf in the woods, the bound man felt a certain freedom and confidence that he hadn't felt before, and he even had the feeling of elation at being bound. It was at this point where he would discover that the bounds he was held back by were actually giving him more strength. The bounds symbolise the limitations which humans face, and how they persevere through the pain of the bonds "cutting into their skin", which represent adversity and the struggles which come with these limitations.
Natasha]]> 2020-08-24 01:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693739249 Lottery (Ashley) https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693739494 In the "Lottery", Shirley Jackson uses setting too highlight even if people re living in a small community. It doesn't mean demonstrate loyalty for people living in the community. The lottery takes place in a small town and people from the small town gather together to enter a lottery. An example of this is last page when it states "Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. "It isn't fair she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head. Old warner was sating "come on come on everyone . Steve Adams was in front of the crowd of villagers, with Mrs Graces beside him. 

This explains how usually in a smaller town everybody knows each other and usually get along with everyone in the community very well. Usually, when people in a small community know each other very well. They would try to care and show loyalty for everyone in the community. But in this case it is the opposite when the rest of the community found that Mrs Hutchinson had the lottery ticket with the black dot.  Nobody stand up for her even her own husband  and prevent Mrs Hutchinson from getting stoned instead they are the one who is stoning her and people in the other community are even encouraging to stone her to her death. Normally, when people due harmful things it destroys the relationship because once you do something really bad to someone like that. It makes them much harder for you to gain their trust after you did something bad like stoning someone.

 In conclusion, this really shows how the author uses small town as her main setting to convey the message even though people know you well it doesn't mean that they would show loyalty to others. ]]> 2020-08-24 01:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693739494 The Lottery Justine https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693739550 In "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, the author describes the setting in detail to set up the story for a surprising conclusion. The author provides us with the time of day and the small details about the flowers and the grass, "With the fresh warmth of a full summer day, the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass richly green".  These initial details however helped to ground the story. The author then proceeded to describe the town in groups talking about how the children are laughing and playing, the men going to work.  By describing the children playing and having fun you might just take away that they are just children having fun, yet this also relays even more so, how this town is so called "normal." Using the small details in the beginning just helps create a greater impact on the reader as everything they assumed in the beginning wasn't true in the end. Old Man Warner was said to be the oldest man in the town, meaning he has been upholding this tradition for much longer than the other people in the village. To him he doesn't see anything wrong with the lottery, because it's just become part of his reality, as it slowly is with everyone else in the town. ]]> 2020-08-24 01:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693739550 The Lottery https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693740329 The setting of the "Lottery" is arguably perfect for the theme of upholding an outdated tradition, even when some consider it distasteful. Although not explicitly mentioned the short story by Shirley Jackson appears to be set in a  rather small wester town. The setting matches the story because in western literature such 'old timey' towns can be portrayed as adverse to change where the people are extremely adamant about holding up their traditions and way of life. This is reflected in page 4 where  Old Man Warner states, "Listening to young folks, nothing's good enough for them. Next thing you know, They'll be wanting to go back to living in caves... ...There's always been a lottery." This quote both highlights the towns desire to uphold their traditions and their adversity to ideas that threaten or challenge those same traditions. Finally this story can be considered an allegory for the modern world and the saying that everybody loves progress bot nobody likes change.

-Alex]]> 2020-08-24 01:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693740329 The Lottery 21laras2 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693740362 In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" the setting of the small town highlights the theme of questionable traditions that are followed just because they have been around for so long and how people are afraid to act against against them for fear of being rejected by society. In the story, the lottery is an annual event where the "winner" gets stoned to death as a result of selecting the slip of paper with the black dot on it, although the reader does not know that this is the result of the lottery until the very end of the story. In the text it says, "The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions: most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around." This quote reveals how this tradition has been around for so long, yet the townspeople are still shaky and nervous and not doing anything to stop the unjust practices of it. They are just doing this "lottery" because it has been around for so long and they feel like they do not have a choice. It shows how difficult it is to go against a large group of people that have their minds set to something even if it is unreasonable and morally incorrect.      - Lara ]]> 2020-08-24 01:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693740362 The Bound Man J 22jamesp1 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693740501 Ilse Aichinger's "The Bound Man" is an interpretation on how the human mind adapts to its environment by using harsh and unsavoury circumstances.
The bound man, who remains nameless so I will call him: the bound man, is portrayed as, not a person, but a prop for the circus. Normally a human grabs the attention from their ability to do unthinkable gymnastics or acrobatics and risks, but the bound man, whom the crowd loves apparently, does nothing of the sort. At the beginning of "The Bound Man" we read that he was trapped between thin ropes that "cut into his skin" which, for me, is not something I enjoy. However, as the story goes on, the bound man states that: "He felt a slight elation at having lost the fatal advantage of free limbs which causes men to be worsted. The freeedom he he enjoyed in this struggle was having to adapt to every movement of his limbs to the rope that tied him... (p. 15)." This quote reminds me of people in real life who start to appreciate kidnappers, also known as Stockholm syndrome. The bound man sadistically (let's face it, flesh wounds are not good), begins to appreciate the idea of being trapped or stuck in place, to the point where on page 14 he states that without his rope, he would leave them for good and the "happy days" would be over. The idea of somebody willingly giving up their freedom is something people would not fathom, especially when some people around the world lack this flexibility. The bound man turns something as serious as being vulnerable to animals such as wolves and tigers into a comfort zone. By adapting to the circumstance, the bound man does not approach being tied up as adversity; he approaches it with open arms even at the expense of his safety (and sanity). Aichinger specifically aimed to make the bound man into a nobody (he literally has no name, that's as nobody as you get) to get the idea of anybody being in this situation. Keep in mind this same author has experiences related to WWII, a place where they would capture and kill people by their beliefs. Why would Aichinger write the bound man in such a way that he willingly gives up his freedom?]]> 2020-08-24 01:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693740501 The Lottery https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693741426 In "The Lottery", Shirley Jackson uses the setting of a small town to criticise the human population on how they often refuse to change their ways, no matter the cost. As Mr. Summers arrives to the town square, he brings out the black box filled with the names of everyone in their town. The box is described as, "no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some places faded or stained. This quote uses detailed visual imagery to depict how old "the box" is. The box is a representation of how long this morbid tradition has been around and exemplifies the fact that people strongly dislike change.  "splintered badly" is an obvious description to highlight the fact that humans often become blind to their wrongdoings due to sacred tradition. The constant description of a bright, yet gloomy setting of this town is also shown in how the characters seemingly feel the same way. The description of each character suggests that they are nervous for this lottery, but don't actually say anything about this. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a short story that represents how often humans can be mislead due to tradition. - Emily]]> 2020-08-24 01:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693741426 The Bound Man https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693742083 - Sophie
In "The Bound Man", the author’s use of setting calls attention to the existential uncertainty of having a lack of identity and or feeling stuck in an identity others have built for you. In the short story, The Bound Man is introduced without a name or much knowledge of his past, therefore stripping him of key identifying factors. He is given his name through a circus act which he performs and, as a result of this, is only addressed as ‘The Bound Man’ onwards throughout the story. 
The use of setting surrounding The Bound Man is often a constant, as he performs his acts to an audience that appears distant and disconnected from him in the dark. As a result of this, the surrounding audience, although present, seem to only see him for his abilities as opposed to his own self worth. This is shown through their disconnection between him as a person, instead going to watch him as a spectacle in a circus. Not only does this create a sense of loneliness; because he is only seen as a part of an act, but it also works as a sense of skewed validation for The Bound Man - the Bound Man must perform and do well in order to be recognised, and despite this recognition seeming distant and shallow - its recognition and attention he had otherwise lacked and possibly even craved.
]]> 2020-08-24 01:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693742083 The Lottery Analysis (Emre) 22emrem1 https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693742424 Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" incorporates the setting of a small town in order to highlight our inability of standing against a certain event/behaviour that, over the years, turned into what could be described as a tradition. "The Lottery" is a short story that allows us to visualise and see the bigger picture behind why we should stand up against certain unjust traditions. In Jackson's story, a "Lottery" is held annually and the winner of this "Lottery" gets stoned to death by the civilians and people of the town. "The Lottery" also critizes that sometimes people might even do things without questioning just because it's called a tradition, and this is shown in the quote "Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones" (Page 7). Through this quote, Jackson argues that people tend to do things without questioning it just because others are doing it. The quote mentions that the people have forgotten the ritual of the lottery, however they still find it fit to hold this preposterous event annually. Although this doesn't justify the wrongdoings of the towns folk, this could simply be described as Conformity in Psychology. Conformity is the idea that people are very likely to mimic the behaviours of other's even if they are aware that what they're doing isn't right, and I believe that this is one of the ideas of this story. Why do you think someone would stone another individual to death just because they're told they have to or just because other's are doing it? I strongly conclude that this is the moral of Jackson's story and this is the idea that she is urging us to question. ]]> 2020-08-24 01:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693742424 The Lottery- Zayed 22zayeds https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693742655   
 This quote In "The Lottery", Shirley Jackson uses the danger of a small town in order to  highlight the danger of blindly following a tradition. 

"Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box." This quote shows how blindly the villagers follow the tradition of the Lottery. The villagers have no reason for wanting to keep the black box aside from its origin story. The box is falling apart but the villagers who rake pride in the lottery, want the box to stay the same. Their belief that the box musn't change shows that they're scared of change, as some towns have stopped holding the Lottery. They stand strong with their ritual, unafraid to change something as insignificant as the box and wood chips that they use to hold it. Afraid that one change may lead to another and eventually to the end of the Lottery.]]> 2020-08-24 01:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693742655 The Lottery https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693760013 Shirley Jackson, author of "The Lottery" uses the setting of a rural American town to hide the gruesome and horrid traditions held within the community. In this little town, people would gather around in the "square, between the post office and the bank" every year at "around ten o'clock" where they would pull from the "lottery" to decide who in the town would be stoned to death. Most of the people in this rural town follow the traditions of the lottery obediently, without asking any questions, while the unlucky ones regret the tradition only at the last moment. At the start of this short story, the character Mrs. Hutchinson was seen as a joyful, loving wife to Bill Hutchinson, even going so far as to accusing Mr Summers of rigging the lottery to keep her family safe. Although she seemed to care that someone in her family was about to be killed, the rest of the family members seemed nonchalant about it, the most being Bill. Towards the end, the loving wife seemed to be buried deep in regret and fear as she "held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in her", her last words being "It isn't fair". 
Although the lottery had been going on for generations, most of its traditional values were maintained, and most of the traditional mindsets of the people seemed to stay solid as well. Old Man Warner, the oldest man in the town, seemed to believe that the lottery was the only thing that kept people in check and that those who have abandoned it have lost their values and would no longer be content with their way of life.
The contrast between the new  generation and the old generations seem to suggest that although the old generation seemed content with murder in the name of tradition, the new generations seemed reluctant to follow tradition without questioning its morality.
"The Lottery" seems to suggest that not everything that is tradition is to be followed without asking any questions. - Lynn]]> 2020-08-24 01:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693760013 The Bound Man https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693778620 In “The Bound Man” Ilse Aichinger uses characterisation in order to highlight how humans lack the ability to change identity or who we are. In the short story, the author illustrates the story of a man who has found himself bound loose enough to allow slight movements. The man, with no recollection of his past, becomes a circus performer due to his ability to move about as if he were unbound. On page 12, Aichinger writes “For the bound man’s fame rested on the fact that he was always bound,” to show how the ropes that tie the man together has become a part of his identity and who he is. Since, the man woke up with the ropes and nothing else he created a deep connection with it, and thus fabricated a new identity. Overtime, the man refuses to be untied, as the only thing that makes him “who he is” are the ropes that bound him. This symbolises our human nature, as we tend to promote ourselves through a single identity and without “it” we would be lost. 
- Axel

]]> 2020-08-24 01:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ajit_dhillon/g28bebqnzxxirc5k/wish/693778620