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which part of the story foreshadows the lottery?

how is irony used in the story?

satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. shirley jackson said she had the setting in the present tense (she wrote it in 1948) in order to “shock the readers with a graphic dramatization of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives.” what “pointless violence” and “general inhumanity” is she referring to?

consider her statement in the question above and your response to it. then what is the message of the story (or the lesson learned by reading the story)?

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.

Saved in marigolds, what do the following lines from the passage mainly reveal about lizabeth? suddenly i was ashamed, and i did not like being ashamed. the child in me sulked and said it was all in fun, but the woman in me flinched at the thought of the malicious attack that i had led.

What role does the bolded pronoun serve in the following sentence i like my skateboard quite a bit but i like yours better