The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson: Analysis of Character Names

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Delacroix was a character who collected stones for other boys “…Bobby Jones and Dicke Delacroix- the villagers pronounced his name “Dellacroy”

Symbolism: Names Delacroix ; vulgarized to Della-croy ; Some critics suggest that Mrs Delacroix represents the The mispronunciation of the name 'Delacroix' by the villagers as 'Delacroy' suggests the Christian symbol of martyrdom 'Summers' is the surname

double bonus slot The names of Summers, Graves, Warner, Delacroix and Hutchinson hint at the true nature of the characters Mrs Delacroix's name means of the cross in Latin The last name Delacroix means “the cross” which is somewhat ironic The lottery tradition is anything but holy, yet this