Banality of Evil and Instrumental Reason in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”
This article offers a nuanced interpretation of Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” by engaging the theoretical frameworks of Hannah Arendt and Max Horkheimer. Contrary to relatively simplistic explanations that attribute the story’s horrifying quality to inherent human cruelty or blind trad...
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Main Author: | Serhat Uyurkulak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Atatürk University
2025-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Literature and Humanities |
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Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4189147 |
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