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   Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death by Charlotte_Stant for sophiahelix

   Fandoms: The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, The New Yorker RPF  

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   24 Dec 2025

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   • Isaac Chotiner
   • Mr. Summers (The Lottery)
   • Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
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   Summary

   The picturesque village of Buell, Maine is one of the last in the United States to continue the tradition of the “harvest” or “prosperity” lottery. Its residents insist the lottery makes them stronger, even as condemnation from outsiders grows.

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