Shirley Jackson, the author of the short story, "The Lottery", is the daughter of Beatrice and George Jackson. Jackson was born on August 5th, in 1946. Some background on Jackson is that she graduated college with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ("Shirley Ann Jackson") Jackson had many accomplishments in her lifetime. She received many awards, metals, and honors. Jackson was appointed to chair the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, she was elected as chairman of the newly formed International Nuclear Regulators Association, and she then joined the ranks of U.S. college presidents on July 1, 1999, where she assumed the top position at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She was featured on the cover of the March issue of Black Issue in Higher Education. Jackson graduated from Roosevelt High School as valedictorian of her class ("Shirley Ann Jackson"). Shirley Jackson is most remembered for her being a Theoretical Physics and getting good grades, because that is what got her where she was at (Shirley Ann Jackson). A list of her works:
• The Road Through the Wall, 1948
• The Lottery, or, The adventures of James Harris, 1949
• The Lottery, 1950
• Hangsaman, 1951
• Life Among the Savages, 1953
• The Birds Nest, 1954
• The Witchcraft of Salem Village, 1956
• Raising Demon, 1957
• The Sundial, 1958
• The Haunting of Hill House, 1959
• The Bad Children, 1959
• We Have Always Lived in the Castle, 1962
• Nine Magic Wishes, 1963
• Famous Sally, 1966
• Come Along With Me, 1968 (Ward 7)
Shirley Jackson is a contradiction or perhaps just the other side of the idea of an author who fails to make any impression during their lifetime, and is only later discovered by a new generation. Ms. Jackson is an author who was successful both popularly and critically in her short working life, who is now almost forgotten, a thing both unreasonable...
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