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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Essay Preview: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Report this essay Zachary Snyder 10/09/05 Dr. Dean Mendell English Comp 1 The Lottery “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was published in the June 28, 1948 issue of the New Yorker. It was written as a cynical social commentary and as a negative.