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Content: Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

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On this segment of HarperAudio!,
Actress Maureen Stapleton reads Shirley Jackson's timeless short story, 

"The Lottery."  The story takes place in a small town not unlike that 

inhabited by Jackson herself, who taught at Bennington, Vermont.  The 

strength of this story lies in Jackson's ability to expose the unquestioned 

existence of evil in everyday life.  When Jackson was asked about the

meaning of this story, which was published in the 1940s, she replied, 

"Why, it's about the Jews, of course."  In reality, the story goes much 

deeper than that to the root of human nature itself.

 

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