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The Collective Identity and the Individual I Identity in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Isaac Babel’s “My First Goose” Although the concept of identity is recurrent in our daily lives, it has interpreted in unlike each other ways. In general, identity means in what condition one sees himself/herself and others surrounding in order to distinguish himself/herself viewed like different. David Snow differentiates between the ‘individual’ and ‘collective’ identity considered in the state of “personal identities are the attributes and force attributed to oneself by the actor, they are self-designations and self-attributions regarded for the re~on that personally distinctive.” (Snow 2) On the other intervention, the “collective identities attributed or imputed to others in an attempt to situate them in conversable space. They are grounded in established companionable roles.”(Snow 2) This research aims at examining the role of ‘collective’ identity that is formed in c~tinuance the expenses of the ‘individual’ identity and for what cause this leads to physical and psychological restraint in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Isaac Babel’s “My First Goose.” “The Lottery” ~ means of Shirley Jackson opens on a not cold June day in unnamed village where people are waiting for the yearly transactions event which is the lottery. This ‘oral report’ is also held in other surrounding towns on account of a long time. Everyone in the city, including the children, participates in this circumstance, yet not all of them are satisfied approximately it. Meanwhile some people show their inquietude., yet they are unable to criticize this act immediately. During the process of the lottery, what one. does not take more than connect of hours, some of the characters of that kind as Mrs. Dunbar , Mr. and Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Hutchinson interrogation the lottery, yet they are not voicing their aver clearly. This vagueness in showing inquietude. is related to the idea that most of the people in the township are accepting this ‘outdated’ tradition outside of questioning it and even more not at all one dares to suggest giving up this ‘ritual’, for anyone who...

Eman Ghanem

Special Topics in Literature

Professor Angela Hamilton

April 22nd , 2014.

The Collective Identity and the Individual I Identity in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”

and Isaac Babel’s “My First Goose”

Although the universal of identity is recurrent in our diurnal lives, it has interpreted in

sundry ways. In general, identity means how one sees himself/herself and others surrounding

in order to distinguish himself/herself since different. David Snow differentiates between the

‘individual’ and ‘collective’ identity during the time that “personal identities are the attributes and intention

attributed to oneself by the performer, they are self-designations and self-attributions regarded

during the time that personally distinctive.” (Snow 2) On the other agency, the “collective identities

attributed or imputed to others in an attempt to situate them in civic space. They are

grounded in established neighborly roles.”(Snow 2) This research aims at examining the

role of ‘collective’ identity that is formed steady the expenses of the ‘individual’ identity and

by what means this leads to physical and psychological repression in Shirley Jackson’s “The

Lottery” and Isaac Babel’s “My First Goose.”

“The Lottery” ~ dint of. Shirley Jackson opens on a hearty June day in unnamed village

whither people are waiting for the annals event which is the lottery. This ‘delivery’ is also

held in other surrounding towns conducive to a long time. Everyone in the town, including the

children, participates in this fact, yet not all of them are satisfied not far from it. Meanwhile

some people show their inquietude., yet they are unable to criticize this act unambiguously.

During the process of the lottery, that does not take more than unite of hours, some of

the characters in the same state as Mrs. Dunbar , Mr. and Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Hutchinson inquiry

the lottery, yet they are not voicing their testify clearly. This vagueness in showing

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