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Christiane Amanpour and the Moral Lottery

Gary DeMar / American Vision:
Kay Haugaard has taught creative writing since 1970. As with most of her classes, students read and discuss Shirley Jackson’s short story "The Lottery." Jackson’s lottery isn’t about winning millions of dollars by picking the right Lotto numbers; it’s about human sacrifice that a small town accepts and takes part in with no questions asked. Of course, the premise is absurd. Or is it?

Posted by Editor at August 23, 2007 04:12 AM