Another classic example of a short story that uses laconic yet haunting prose to convey an air of the grotesque appears in the tale "The Lottery" by popular American author Shirley Jackson . Jackson sets her story in a typical American small town and contrasts a matter of fact tone with shocking content in order to create a brutally raw effect. Her depiction of an almost primordial sacrifical custom was done, as she noted, in order to "shock the story's readers with a graphic dramatization of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives." Since it's publication in 1948, "The Lottery" has been the subject of much condemnation and abuse in some circles, yet has also enjoyed praise and exultation as a quintessential American short story.
To read the story, follow the link below:
http://www.americanliterature.com/Jackson/SS/TheLottery.html
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