"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is an excellent example of an allegorical story. In this story, the reader learns about the "lottery" of a town that takes place once a year, every year. It has been a tradition in this small rural town for many years and the villagers never question these activities, they just follow them blindly what the reader doesn't know is what prize the winner will get. Jackson's use of symbolism is shown through the description of the characters, significant objects and actions in the story. These elements are used to represent death which is associated with the lot it is seen through the description of the characters. Everything about them is symbolic. The names of the characters suggest a certain meaning. Even the name of Mr. Graves is simply a foreshadowing of the grave situation to come. The "victim" of the story, Tessie Hutchinson, rebels against the lottery by screaming at the end of the story, "It's not fair, it's not fair." (238) The name Tessie can be associated with the word irascible or tizzy. This means someone who is in an angry or rebellious state. The name Warner can be seen as a literal warning against the end of the lottery tradition. “June lottery, corn will be heavy soon.” (236) Mr. Warner says this after Mr. Adams talks about a neighbor...