Kate Chopin's short story, "The Storm," and Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery," are both very desciptive reads that relate to a point in history. Both authors do well at creating a mental image for the reader of the people and events that take place in the story. "The Storm" tells a story about the Creol Culter which were descendants of the Spanish and French settlers. "The Lottery" depicts a story that relates to the harsh tactics used during the Holocaust in Germany. Both short stories are fictional, however, they require background knowledge on historical people and events. Also, each story contains figurative language including an ongoing metaphor and irony.
Although severl comparisons are apparent, the storylines of each short story are nothing alike. In "The Storm," Chopin describes the relationship of two lovers. She uses a rain storm as an extended metaphor. It reaches it's climax when the two lovers are together sexually, then dies down when the man writes to his wife and the woman goes back with her children. Everything seems "calm" when the storm dies down. "The Lottery" does not even include a bit of romance in it. In it a town village draws a slip of paper to decide who to stone to death. It is quite ironic because when most people think of the lottery they think of money which brings happiness. In Jackson's short story, winning the lottery is the last thing you want.
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