短篇小说《彩票》是雪莉·杰克逊最著名的作品,于1948年6月26日刊登在《纽约人》杂志上,小说一经发表,成百上千封信件涌入《纽约人》杂志社,读者们无不感到震惊、愤怒和不解,不明白杰克逊的创作意图到底是什么。迫于这一质疑的压力,杰克逊于1948年7月22日在《旧金山编年史》报上作了解释。她把一个古老残暴的仪式放置在现代的村庄,真切生动地描绘出人们身上普遍具有的毫无意义的暴力和非人道倾向,目的是为了让读者感到震惊。 The short story “lottery” is Shirley Jackson’s most famous work, published in the New Yorker magazine on June 26, 1948. When the novel was published, hundreds of letters poured into New Yorkers magazine, Readers are all shocked, angry and puzzled, do not understand what Jackson’s creative intent is. Under pressure of this question, Jackson explained in the San Francisco Chronicle on July 22, 1948. She places an ancient and brutal ceremony in a modern village, vividly depicting the meaningless violence and inhumane tendencies commonly found in people, aiming to shock readers.