Shirley Jackson told: "the idea for "The Lottery" had come to me while I was pushing my daughter up the hill in her stroller—it was, as I say, a warm morning, and the hill was steep, and besides my daughter, the stroller held the day’s groceries—and perhaps the effort of that last 50 yards up the hill put an edge to the story.”
Explanation:
"The Lottery" is a short story written by Shirley Jackson in which members of a small community join together every year to follow a tradition according to which, randomly, the destiny of one of them is decided. The raffler winner is stoned to the dead to ensure prosperity for the whole village. The title is a clear instance of irony.
Answer:
C. Argues that diverse audience will interpret the same information differently.
Explanation:
The cultural approach interrogates the representation of shared beliefs and presents communication as a process that produces, maintains, repairs and transforms reality. This approach provides the lenses to look at the mass communication in a disarmingly simplistic manner and thus, making it a wonderful experience. It argues that reality does not change but it is the perceptions of people that change with time and treats the beliefs as secondary. Thus, it argues that different people will interpret the same thing differently owing to their distinct perceptions and neglects the realities to be encompassing and suggests that the reality is different for different people and there is no 'single' reality. The cultural approach portrays mass communication in a different light. Thus, it argues that different people will interpret the same thing differently owing to their distinct perceptions.
Answer:
They mention the siren and how they must be quiet because the the 'dawn patrol' aren't walking yet. When they left their living unit, Michael looked left and right, worried about the 'threat in the shadows.'
Explanation:
You can tell they seem a little fearful.
