Shirley Jackson's American Gothic

Hattenhauer, Darryl

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“…Since Jackson believes in the theory of sexual evil and holds the view that human beings are born evil, her masterpieces imply that the human relationships are full of lies, deception and hypocrisy, and the people are willing to murder others to achieve their own goals. Previous studies of Jackson's fiction have mostly rested on feminism, criticism of human morality, and the appreciation of the book's Gothic style has also drawn academic attentions (Rubenstein, 1996;Hattenhauer, 2012). This style).…”

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The Evil of Humanity in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and “The Summer People”

Hu,

Zhong

2023

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Centered around the evil of humanity concerning backward customs, this paper analyze the indifference and hypocrisy among villagers and even their relatives, as well as their blind adherence to tradition. Base on the previous researches, the further scrutiny of the characters both in “The Lottery” and “The Summer People” by Shirley Jackson provide us with profound reflections. Through the dramatic events of senseless violence and behavior in people’s own lives, Jackson’s stories urge people to reflect on the ugliness of humanity described by the writer, and appeal to people in contemporary society to abandon bad customs so as to transform the evil of humanity into the good of humanity for we should live in a civilized and democratic society.

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confidence: 99%