Assignment #2: Annotated Bibliography Final Draft

 For this assignment we chose a short story to read that would later be used for our short story project. In this assignment we had to look for credible sources from peer-reviewed journals to find quotes and sources to use in our project. This assignment helped with research and finding credible sources. My intended audience were my peers and instructor. 

Emily Morton

Professor Nall

Composition II

12 March 2024

Annotated Bibliography

Works Cited

Bailey, Ted. "SACRED VIOLENCE IN SHIRLEY JACKSON'S THE LOTTERY." British and

American Studies, vol. 20, 2014, pp. 37-42,203. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/sacred-violence-shirley-jacksons-lottery/docview/1614409009/se-2.

In this article Ted Bailey is talking about the fairness of “The Lottery”, since the Elite do not participate in the drawing. Bailey’s stance on this story, is that it is rigged, since the Elite get to pick a slip of piece of paper instead of being given one. This source is credible because it is in a peer-reviewed academic journal. I could use this source in my short story project to explain how the Lottery is unfair.

Hakaraia, Teresa. "Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery,’ and William Empson’s Seven Types of

Ambiguity." Humanities, vol. 8, no. 3, 2019, pp. 137. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/shirley-jackson-s-lottery-william-empson-seven/docview/2427560924/se-2, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/h8030137.

In this article, Hakaraia is explaining that very many critics have attempted to discover the meaning behind “The Lottery” but never dive deep enough to get to the real message. Hakaraia goes on to explain that Jackson deserves more praise for her story than what she is given, and explains that the story relies on economics, religion, and politics and how over time these systems become corrupted by their leaders. This source is credible because it is in a peer-reviewed academic journal. I can use this source in my short story project to explain how “The Lottery” deeper meaning is about government and their corrupt leaders.

Syam, Essy, and Raja Syamsidar. "The Elements of Paganism as Reflected in Shirley Jackson’s

“The Lottery”." IOP Conference Series.Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 175, no. 1, 2018. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/elements-paganism-as-reflected-shirley-jackson-s/docview/2559501420/se-2, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/175/1/012086.

In this article, Syam is talking about the story “The Lottery” is based on the belief of Pagan. Syam’s stance is that, in this story the Villagers believe that the stoning will free them, which is Syam says Pagan believes. Syam goes  on to explain that “The Lottery” is based on the Pagan rituals. The source is credible because it is in a peer-reviewed academic journal. I can use this source for my short story project to explain the Pagan rituals that appear in the story.

Zaid, Ibrahim I., and Khalifa A. Sabah Atallah. "Human Rights at Stake: Shirley Jackson’s

Social and Political Protest in “The Lottery”." International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, vol. 7, no. 6, 2018, pp. 28-36. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/human-rights-at-stake-shirley-jackson-s-social/docview/2188099422/se-2, doi:https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.7n.6p.28.

In this article, the writer talks about “The Lottery” and it written around the time of World War II, which could have influenced the story. Zaid’s stance on this story is that focuses on basic human rights can be violated even in civilized communities. This source is credible because it is in a peer-reviewed academic journal. I can use this source in my short story project to explain the influence of World War II had on the story.

Griffin, Amy A. "Jackson's "the Lottery"." Explicator, 1999. ProQuest,

            https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/jacksons-lottery/docview/2263348285/se-2.

In this article the writer is talking about the “The Lottery” talks about the ritual of sacrifice and how it is apparent in the short story. Griffen goes on to explain that “The Lottery” is story based on society’s tendency toward violence, and to hold on to traditions even when they are meaningless. This story is credible because it is in a peer-reviewed academic journal. I can use this source in my short story project to explain society’s need to hold on to traditions.

Chen, Fuyu. "A Representative and a Scapegoat: Analysis of Tessie Hutchinson in the

            Lottery." Theory and Practice in Language Studies, vol. 2, no. 5, 2012, pp. 1022-1026. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/representative-scapegoat-analysis-tessie/docview/1328996481/se-2.

In this article the writer is talking about the short story “The Lottery” and how Tessie was unfortunately the scapegoat. Chen goes on to explain that Tessie represents the psychological conditions that all the characters. This source is credible because it is in a peer-reviewed academic journal. I can use this source in my short story project to explain the duality of Tessie’s character and how she served as the scapegoat.

Robinson, Michael. "Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Holocaust Literature." Humanities,

vol. 8, no. 1, 2019, pp. 35. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/shirley-jackson-s-lottery-holocaust-literature/docview/2411158047/se-2, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/h8010035.

In this article the writer talks about the short story “The Lottery” and how it relates to the holocaust. Robinson goes on to explain the correlation of the death selection that occurs in the story and the death selection of the holocaust. This source is credible because it is in a peer-reviewed academic journal. I can use this source to go in depth of how Jackson could have had influence of the Holocaust for her story.

Yarmove, Jay A. "Jackson's the Lottery." The Explicator, vol. 52, no. 4, 1994, pp. 242.

            ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/jacksons-lottery/docview/216771793/se-2.

In this article, the writer speaks of the similarities of the holocaust and the Lottery. The writer goes on to explain the date, location and the symbolic or ironic names make the meaning even more disturbing. This source is credible because it is in a peer-reviewed academic journal. I can use this source in my short story project to explain how Jackson used this story to convey a story of the holocaust in the US.