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COMPARING THEME AND SYMBOLISM
Title: COMPARING THEME AND SYMBOLISM
Category: Literature
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COMPARING THEME AND SYMBOLISM
Described as "a thoroughly chilling and unsettling story" (Porter), The Lottery was written by Shirley Jackson in 1948. In a letter to poet Howard Nemerov, she wrote, "...I have always loved to use fear...I delight in what I fear" (Guran).
James Joyce was "born into a well-off Catholic family in Dublin, Ireland" (Barger). He later rejected Catholicism in favor of literature (Barger).
Theme and symbolism are prevalent in the writings of both these authors. The …showed first 75 words of 912 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 912 total…IQ Infinity: The Unknown James Joyce. 15 Feb. 2002
<http://robotwisdom.com/jaj/>
Guth, Hans P., and Rico, Gabriele L., eds. Discovering Literature. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice, 1997.
Guran, Paula. Dark Thoughts. 10 Feb. 2002 <http://www.darkecho.com/
darkecho/archives/jackson/html>
Jackson, Shirley. "The Lottery." Guth and Rico 130-137.
Joyce, James. "Araby." Guth and Rico 39-44.
Porter, Carol. Reminiscences About Shirley Jackson. 02 Feb. 2002
<http://www.redbay.com/dazzler/rrr/sjackson.htm>
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