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Shirley Jackson Life Cycle
1,653 wordsSince the beginning of time man has had the internal drive to congregate and form relationships with others. From these relationships societies have evolved, and from the evolution characteristics of humankind have been brought forward. Certain characteristics have been cultivated as acceptable, while others are labeled as unacceptable. Learned evil has become present as a means of survival in every society. Humanity's learned evil is represented by society's relationships formed with one anothe...
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Cask Of Amontillado Poe The Cask
612 wordsThe Evil and Whimsical Passive Sides of Human Nature Topic Choice: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Literary element: Theme It is difficult to compare "The Cask of Amontillado" and The Lottery, as they were written by different authors in different styles. However, both of them have one thing in common these stories describe the evil and whimsical passive sides of human nature. It seems, both stories were written by the authors in their difficult tim...
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